Kuwit Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kuwit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kuwit (11) may also be a first name.

Kuwit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuwit Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kuwit is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kuwit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwit? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,353,468th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Kuwit are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kuwit is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 89 percent are found, East New Britain, where 8 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Kuwit occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwait91599/
Kuwite916/
Kuweit914/
Khuwait8364/
Kuwaite832/
Kuwaith831/
Kuiwite831/
Kuweite831/
Kowit80632/
Kiwit80213/
Kuwet8071/
Cuwit802/
Kiwitt731,404/
Kiewit73568/
Khubit73214/
Kiwiet73168/
Kowitt73149/
Khuvit7345/
Koweit7331/
Kuwete7318/
Kuboit7314/
Kubeit7312/
Kiwith736/
Kuvait735/
Koewit734/
Kouwet734/
Kuewet733/
Kuibet732/
Kieuit732/
Kuybit731/
Kuiwet731/
Kivuit731/
Kuweat731/
Kuwest731/
Kiwoit731/
Khiwit731/
Keuwet731/
Kiewitt67736/
Kouwets6750/
Kiewidt679/
Kuswete672/
Kiewoit672/
Khowhit671/
Kieweit671/
Kusvitt670/

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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 Kuwit
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