Kweyama Surname
Approximately 5,352 people bear this surname
Kweyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,318 | 1:10,188 | 1,264 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kweyama Demographics
Average Kweyama Salary in
South Africa
R 155,868
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kweyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kweyama has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kweyama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 89,640th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,361,649 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kweyama are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kweyama is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,318 people, or 1 in 10,188. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Kweyama Last Name Statistics demography
Kweyama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning R 155,868 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkweyama | 93 | 7 | / |
| Khweyama | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kweeyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kkweyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwayama | 86 | 64 | / |
| Gweyama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kweyamo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwejama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khwiyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kueama | 77 | 321 | / |
| Kwauma | 77 | 158 | / |
| Gweama | 77 | 44 | / |
| Kwaima | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kwajama | 71 | 575 | / |
| Gwiyama | 71 | 222 | / |
| Gwehama | 71 | 133 | / |
| Gbeyama | 71 | 19 | / |
| Khweima | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kueamad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwaiama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kwayami | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kweamie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kueamat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khwayma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gweyami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwayuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwejama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuiyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuejama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweyime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwayima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwayame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koueyma | 71 | 1 | / |
| K'Weima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwame | 67 | 55,278 | / |
| Khwaymay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwamé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwajamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayemah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kh'weima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kweyama
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