Kuwae Surname

167,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kuwae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3971:53,3354,215
Peru781:407,48912,924
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kuwae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuwae is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kuwae.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwae? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 167,097th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,814,811 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kuwae are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 2,397 people, or 1 in 53,335. In Japan Kuwae is most frequent in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 79 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 4 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Kuwae Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuwae are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuwae earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 49.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,020 per year and in United States they earn 13.82% more than the national average, earning $49,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuuwae913/
Kuwahe911/
Khuswae831/
Kiwae809/
Kuwoe804/
Kuvae802/
Kushwahe774/
Kuibae7315/
Kouwoe737/
Kiwaea735/
Khubae732/
Kuwoer731/
Kuiweu731/
Kuiweh731/
Kuhuae731/
Kuvaey731/
Keuweu731/
Khowae731/
Kiwaeh731/
Kubaeh731/
Kouvahe6728/
Kouwoua6717/
Kiwaaye673/
Kubajje671/
Kubaaye671/
Kowaiye671/
Kauwahi671/
Kuuvaer671/

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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 Kuwae
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