Kartwe Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kartwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kartwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia281:157,44811,209
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kartwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kartwe occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kartwe? popularity and diffusion

Kartwe is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kartwe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

Kartwe is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 157,448. In Liberia Kartwe is most numerous in: Grand Kru County, where 61 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 36 percent reside and Sinoe County, where 4 percent reside. Not including Liberia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cartwe832/
Kartue832/
Kartwa831/
Kartuey775/
Kartway772/
Cartwer770/
Cartw731/
Kortue67111/
Kartui6716/
Cartue671/
Cardwe671/
Kardue671/
Carthw671/
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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 Kartwe
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