Kuwet Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Kuwet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
Kuwet (23) may also be a first name.
Kuwet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwet occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwet? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,255,512th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Kuwet live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name globally, borne by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 30 percent reside, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 27 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 23 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwete | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kuweit | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kouwet | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kuewet | 91 | 3 | / |
| Keuwet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuiwet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuweat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuwest | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwets | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kuswete | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuweite | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kowet | 80 | 574 | / |
| Kuvet | 80 | 376 | / |
| Kuwit | 80 | 164 | / |
| Kiwet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuwed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuwait | 73 | 599 | / |
| Kiwiet | 73 | 168 | / |
| Cauwet | 73 | 147 | / |
| Couwet | 73 | 125 | / |
| Kauwed | 73 | 45 | / |
| Koweit | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kubeit | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kiewet | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuwite | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kuvete | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuibet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kujbet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khuwait | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kuwaite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kieweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kieweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiwite | 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 Kuwet
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