Kwetse Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwetse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwetse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kwetse (95) may also be a first name.

Kwetse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kwetse Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kwetse is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwetse? popularity and diffusion

Kwetse is the 2,273,756th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Kwetse occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwetse reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwetse is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 95 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kwetse Last Name Statistics demography

Kwetse earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.86% less than the national average, earning R 100,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwetsie9219/
Kwetshe929/
Khwetse921/
Kgwetse921/
Kwetsea921/
Kwetsee921/
Nkweitse861/
Kwetsi83643/
Gwetse83280/
Kwatse8342/
Kuetse8310/
Kwitse837/
Kwetsa832/
Kwetscher801/
Kwetche77286/
Kuetsea7778/
Gwetshe7715/
Kweetsi7711/
Kwetshi774/
Kwatsea774/
Kuetser774/
Ngwetse772/
Nkwitse772/
Kgwetsi771/
Kwatshe771/
Kwoetsi771/
Kwuetsa771/
Kwetsha771/
Qwetshe771/
Kwaatse771/
Kweze735/
Kweez733/
Kwetz732/
Kuets731/
Gwets731/
Kwits731/
Kwetchet7119/
Kgweetsi7117/
Kwetczer714/
Kwetcher712/
Kwetchep711/
Kweitsch711/
Kwahtsee711/
Kwuetche711/
Kwahatse711/
Kwatshie711/
Kgweetsa711/
Gwetsa67408/
Kuetsi67249/
Gwatse67152/
Kweche67147/
Kwitsi67146/
Guetse67135/
Kuitse67131/
Kwatsi67105/
Kweezi6786/
Kweitz6744/
Kuetsa6740/
Kwazee6740/
Gbetse6728/
Kwedze676/
Kuetscher672/
Qwatse671/
Nkwettzeh671/
Kuetze671/
Kweids671/
Cwetsa671/
Kwezeh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwetse
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