Kuwait Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Kuwait Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 299 | 1:117,129 | 3,341 |
| Iran | 196 | 1:391,748 | 25,289 |
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Kuwait (273) may also be a first name.
Kuwait Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwait Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwait occurs most in Iraq. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kuwait.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwait? popularity and diffusion
It is the 537,454th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. The surname Kuwait occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kuwait reside; 58 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 537,992nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 273 people.
It is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 117,129. Outside of Iraq this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khuwait | 92 | 64 | / |
| Kuwaite | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kuwaith | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuwat | 91 | 950 | / |
| Kuwit | 91 | 164 | / |
| Kuwate | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kuewat | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kuwite | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kuvait | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kuweit | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuswat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kauwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khuwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuweat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwatch | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kauwate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuiwite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuweite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwayat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouwate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kushwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowit | 73 | 632 | / |
| Kuvat | 73 | 541 | / |
| Kiwit | 73 | 213 | / |
| Kuwad | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kuwet | 73 | 71 | / |
| Kowat | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kiwat | 73 | 39 | / |
| Cuwit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuwatsch | 71 | 64 | / |
| Khuwayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwitt | 67 | 1,404 | / |
| Kiewit | 67 | 568 | / |
| Khubit | 67 | 214 | / |
| Kiwiet | 67 | 168 | / |
| Kowitt | 67 | 149 | / |
| Khiwat | 67 | 108 | / |
| Khuvit | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kiewat | 67 | 38 | / |
| Koweit | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kuvate | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kuwete | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kuboit | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kihuat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuwayd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kubeit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keubat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiwatt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiwith | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuvaid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kouwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuevat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koewit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khuwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kauvat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quiwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuewet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koubahiet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kowatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kieuit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuibet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuybit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuibat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiwet | 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
- 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 Kuwait
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis