Kuwong Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kuwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kuwong (83) may also be a first name.
Kuwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuwong is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kuwong live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kuwong is also the 1,052,971st most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 83 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khuwong | 92 | 90 | / |
| Kuewong | 92 | 43 | / |
| Kouwong | 92 | 38 | / |
| Kuiwong | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kauwong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khuewong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keuwoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kowong | 83 | 551 | / |
| Kuwang | 83 | 67 | / |
| Kiwong | 83 | 43 | / |
| Kuwung | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khowong | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kauwang | 77 | 53 | / |
| Keubong | 77 | 13 | / |
| Keuwang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kiwoong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaubong | 71 | 24 | / |
| Khouvong | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kiewwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khowwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouboung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuyhuong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwang | 67 | 407 | / |
| Cubong | 67 | 335 | / |
| Kowang | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kuvang | 67 | 52 | / |
| Koushwang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kivong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khiewhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuveng | 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 Kuwong
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