Qwelane Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

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

Qwelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qwelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
England11:55,718,059489,080

Qwelane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qwelane is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qwelane.

How Common Is The Last Name Qwelane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qwelane is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Qwelane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwelane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa Qwelane is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 30 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and North West, where 21 percent reside. Not including South Africa Qwelane exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Qwelane Last Name Statistics demography

Qwelane earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.48% more than the national average, earning R 340,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qwelani86240/
Qwalane86166/
Gwelane8627/
Qwelana8616/
Quelane869/
Cwelane861/
Kwelane861/
Kweilane809/
Gwaelane802/
Gqwalane801/
Khwelane801/
Quelaine801/
Ncwelane801/
Quelan7738/
Kgwetlane751/
Kgwaelane751/
Kwelani71610/
Gwelani71149/
Queline71126/
Gwelana71118/
Kwalane7172/
Cwelana7153/
Quelain7146/
Quelang7140/
Guelane7128/
Queland7127/
Quelian7120/
Quelene719/
Qualane717/
Qwalani715/
Quelana714/
Gwalane712/
Qweleni711/
Quejlan711/
Kweilan711/
Queelan710/
Gueliane6773/
Kwailane6762/
Queulain6734/
Kweliana6731/
Nkwelani6721/
Queeline676/
Khwelani675/
Qualiane671/
Quelones671/
Queleahn671/
Kwilanje671/

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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 Qwelane
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