Kwezi Surname

90,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0091:26,3523,193
Uganda1,8471:21,1373,099
South Africa1,2351:43,8695,596
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kwezi (4,737) may also be a first name.

Kwezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwezi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwezi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwezi is the 90,855th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,382,574 people. The surname Kwezi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwezi are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kwezi is also the 99,469th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,737 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,009 people, or 1 in 26,352. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside and Geita Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 23 percent reside.

Kwezi Last Name Statistics demography

Kwezi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.41% less than the national average, earning R 117,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwezi91713/
Kweezi9186/
Kwezzi914/
Kgwezi911/
Kwesi8016,975/
Kweza80961/
Kwazi80217/
Kwizi80147/
Kwegi8085/
Kuezi8022/
Gwezi8018/
Kweze805/
Cwezi803/
Qwezi801/
Kwesie731,133/
Kwetsi73643/
Kuerzi73139/
Kweusi7334/
Nkuezi7327/
Kwechi7323/
Gwedzi7312/
Kwazhi7310/
Kwedze736/
Kwedji735/
Kweisi733/
Kweasi733/
Kwazie733/
Kwazai731/
Gwezie731/
Kuedzi731/
Khweze731/
Kgwesi731/
Kwaesi731/
Kweesi731/
Kwejii731/
Kwesei731/
Kwezeh731/
Kweiser6741/
Kweizer6729/
Kwetsie6719/
Gwedzai6715/
Kweetsi6711/
Kwiecie6711/
Nkwueze6711/
Kwidzai679/
Kweisee676/
Ngqwezi674/
Kwetshi674/
Kweczer674/
Kwetchi672/
Kgwetsi671/
Nkwizzi671/
Kwadzie671/
K'Weiji671/
Ngwezyi671/
Kwahsei671/
Kwoetsi671/
Kwechai671/
Nqgwezi671/
Kwechui671/

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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 Kwezi
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