Kewir Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Kewir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 133 | 1:156,158 | 17,045 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kewir (193) may also be a first name.
Kewir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kewir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kewir is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kewir reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 193 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 156,158. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keweir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiewir | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kheweir | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kewer | 80 | 177 | / |
| Kawir | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kiwir | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kowir | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kevir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kewre | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kiwior | 73 | 1,070 | / |
| Keiver | 73 | 194 | / |
| Kewere | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kaewer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Khawir | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kiewer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kawier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koewer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keewer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khewer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kevire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kievir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kevier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kowier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kiwoire | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kiweire | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kijwire | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaywire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kewuere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khawair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kihwire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keeweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiswire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keveire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kieveir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keiwert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keibear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kewhere | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kewir
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