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 is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The 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. Kuwet is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 23 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia Kuwet is primarily found in: Papua, where 30 percent are found, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 27 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 23 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
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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