Kuwang Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Kuwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kuwang (62) may also be a first name.
Kuwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuwang is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Kuwang live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 62 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia Kuwang is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 95 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Kuwang is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauwang | 92 | 53 | / |
| Keuwang | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kiwang | 83 | 407 | / |
| Kuwong | 83 | 140 | / |
| Kowang | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kuvang | 83 | 52 | / |
| Koushwang | 80 | 17 | / |
| Khuwong | 77 | 90 | / |
| Kuewong | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kouwong | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kuiwong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Cuiwang | 77 | 17 | / |
| Keubang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Quiwang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khowang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Koweang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kouvang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kauwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaubang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keuwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuewong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowong | 67 | 551 | / |
| Kivang | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kubank | 67 | 98 | / |
| Cubang | 67 | 92 | / |
| Kiwong | 67 | 43 | / |
| Qiwang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cowang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koushuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvanc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuveng | 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 Kuwang
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