Kuwu Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Kuwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kuwu (43) may also be a first name.
Kuwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuwu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Kuwu live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.
Kuwu is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Kuwu is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent are found and West Java, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Kuwu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwau | 89 | 36 | / |
| Kauwu | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ckuwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kuwwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khuwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ckhuwu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kauwau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keuwou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kauwus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kouwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khuwou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuiweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauswu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keuweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowu | 75 | 1,557 | / |
| Kiwu | 75 | 278 | / |
| Kuvu | 75 | 50 | / |
| Cuwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuybu | 67 | 166 | / |
| Kauvu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kowuh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kouvu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kivuu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kiewu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Quiwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cuiwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuvui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuwoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuubu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuwut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkowu | 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 Kuwu
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