Kuwek Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Kuwek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Kuwek (25) may also be a first name.
Kuwek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuwek is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kuwek is the 2,121,169th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Kuwek occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Kuwek reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The last name Kuwek is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 69 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 20 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Kuwek exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuweke | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kouweke | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kouweik | 83 | 12 | / |
| Keuweck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwik | 80 | 717 | / |
| Kowek | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kuvek | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kiwek | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kuweg | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kuwyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koubek | 73 | 2,480 | / |
| Kubeck | 73 | 456 | / |
| Kuveke | 73 | 70 | / |
| Kiewek | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kaubek | 73 | 32 | / |
| Koweek | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kuybek | 73 | 18 | / |
| Koweck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kuświk | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kuwick | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kiweak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuwaik | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuwike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuviek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kiweck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kubhek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiwiek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouvek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaikh | 67 | 430 | / |
| Koubeck | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kuvecke | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kaubeck | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kusueke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuusvek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouwayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubheak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuswick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuehweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubecck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kuwek
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