Kuw Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Kuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kuw (114) may also be a first name.
Kuw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuw is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kuw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuw is the 1,353,468th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. Kuw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Kuw reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 114 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwe | 86 | 553 | / |
| Kauw | 86 | 261 | / |
| Kouw | 86 | 219 | / |
| Keuw | 86 | 63 | / |
| Khuw | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kuhw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kujw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kuws | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gkuw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kuiw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kguw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kkuw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuuw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckuw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuwh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuwz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouwe | 75 | 831 | / |
| Khouw | 75 | 755 | / |
| Kauwe | 75 | 433 | / |
| Khuwe | 75 | 211 | / |
| Khauw | 75 | 116 | / |
| Kouws | 75 | 57 | / |
| Kauws | 75 | 54 | / |
| Keuwe | 75 | 42 | / |
| Kuuwe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khuvw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkuwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuwhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kujwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kushw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kow | 67 | 6,527 | / |
| Kuv | 67 | 126 | / |
| Kuf | 67 | 86 | / |
| Khauwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Khouwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cuw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khuywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuihwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kuw
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