Kuwe Surname
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Kuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 317 | 1:167,008 | 14,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kuwe (128) may also be a first name.
Kuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 570,540th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kuwe live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most common first name world-wide, borne by 128 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 167,008. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 33 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 27 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Kuwe
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