Qwabe Surname

21,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qwabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qwabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,8161:2,183276
Swaziland4801:2,705242
England181:3,095,448105,421
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Qwabe Last Name Facts

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

Qwabe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qwabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qwabe is the 21,516th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 287,784 people. The surname Qwabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwabe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 24,816 people, or 1 in 2,183. In South Africa Qwabe is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Qwabe Last Name Statistics demography

Qwabe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.12% less than the national average, earning R 151,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Qhwabe914/
Qwabie912/
Nqwabe911/
Kwabe80903/
Qwabi80591/
Gwabe80235/
Qwebe8057/
Quabe8010/
Cwabe808/
Qwobe801/
Gcwabe731,896/
Kwabea73697/
Gwaabe7371/
Kwaebe7354/
Kwabee7347/
Gwabee7332/
Khwabe7316/
Ncwabe7311/
Gwaber738/
Quabet736/
Quabie735/
Qhwabi733/
Gwabes733/
Gqwebe733/
Kwahbe733/
Kwabie732/
Gwabie732/
Gwaibe732/
Gwabea731/
Kwuabe731/
Kwaibe731/
Kwasbe731/
Cwaibe731/
Ggwabe731/
Qwabhi731/
Qwuabi731/
Kwabei731/
Ngcwabe67713/
Ngqwobe6725/
Kwatber6721/
Kwabeuh6714/
Kwaabea674/
Quaibeh673/
Nncwabe672/
Kwabest672/
Queaber671/
Quabeah671/
Qweibei671/
Kwaybee671/
Kwabeha671/
Kwaibeu671/
Ngwaabe671/
Nkwabeh671/
Nkwabei671/
Qhwabhi671/

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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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  • 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 Qwabe
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