Kwai Surname

165,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6131:86,3658,755
Hong Kong5901:12,433351
Solomon Islands3081:1,883146
Malaysia2241:131,6718,502
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Papua New Guinea1191:68,5198,947
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Australia751:359,94330,133
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Canada561:657,95753,499
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
England251:2,228,72284,230
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Liberia71:629,79127,063
China61:227,886,92811,701
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Panama41:978,06412,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kwai (24,931) may also be a first name.

Kwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwai is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,515th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,784,695 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Kwai are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 24 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 32,070th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 24,931 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 613 people, or 1 in 86,365. In Tanzania Kwai is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 23 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent reside.

Kwai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kwai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kwai surname rose 4,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kwai last name are 22.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.96% less than the national average, earning R 45,252 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $63,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaji895,123/
Kwayi89448/
Kwaai8925/
Kwaia8912/
Kwaie899/
Kwaiy895/
Kwaii894/
Kwaiz894/
Khwai893/
Kwaij892/
Kwaih891/
Kwwai891/
Kgwai891/
Kwa868,693/
Kwi86734/
Kwayie80824/
Kwahai8090/
Nkwayi8078/
Kwa'ai8019/
Kwayip807/
Kwahia804/
Kwhais803/
Khwayi802/
Kwaitt801/
Kwaiha801/
Kwahie801/
Kwai'a801/
Kwajip801/
Nkwaie801/
Kwuaji801/
Kgwaie801/
Kwei755,216/
Kway754,033/
Gwai752,368/
Kwaa751,752/
Kwie751,556/
Kwah75962/
Cwai75264/
Qwai75116/
Kwoi7574/
Khwa7568/
Kwau7545/
Kwaj7544/
Kwij7527/
Kwea7525/
Kwaß7516/
Kwua757/
Kwih755/
Kwoa754/
Kkwa753/
Khwi753/
Kwii752/
Kwiś752/
Kwui752/
Kwha751/
Kwhi751/
Hkwa751/
Kwaś751/
Kwiy751/
Qkwi751/
Ckwa751/
Kwyi751/
Gkwi751/
Kgwa751/
Kcwa751/
Kcwi751/
Nqkwayi731/
Kwayieh731/
Nkcwayi731/
Nkwhaji731/
Ngkwayi731/
Gwayi674,499/
Kwayu673,700/
Kwaah672,041/
Kwast671,732/
Kweya671,525/
Kwaya671,320/
Kweyi67540/
Kwaha67476/
Cwayi67459/
Kwiya67404/
Kweja67350/
Kwaye67338/
Kwaje67338/
Kwaja67323/
Kwoji67323/
Kwawe67289/
Gwaji67253/
Qwayi67227/
Kweji67211/
Kwiji67157/
Kwayo67109/
Kuaji67108/
Kwiyo6787/
Kweis6769/
Nkwiy6768/
Kweha6757/
Nkwaj6756/
Qwaij6746/
Kweah6745/
Kwitt6739/
Kwaaz6739/
Nkwua6736/
Kwapp6729/
Kwaju6721/
Kwahs6720/
Kwisz6719/
Kwich6718/
Gwaai6717/
Kwieh6712/
Kweih6712/
Kwahu6711/
Gwaid6710/
Kuaie678/
Kuaia678/
Kwoyi677/
Kuaij676/
Kwath676/
Kwidd675/
Kwiye675/
Kwajo675/
Kwasz675/
Khwah674/
Cwaai674/
Kwwat673/
Kwija673/
Qwaia673/
Qwaih673/
Kwhad672/
Khway672/
Kuaai672/
Gwaiz672/
Qukwa672/
Quwai672/
Kcwat671/
Kweij671/
Kwoya671/
Hkwaz671/
Gwaih671/
Kwyie671/
Kwhea671/
Kwgah671/
Kwuja671/
Kuaei671/
Kwuha671/
Kwatz671/
Kwaue671/
Kwéya671/
Kwoio671/
Kwa'e671/
Kvaiy671/
Qwaji671/
Gwait671/
Cwaia671/
Gwaii671/
Kwuji671/
Kweia671/
Kgwei671/
Qhwai671/
Kwazp671/
Kwazt671/
Kweip671/
Kwaat671/
Kwuit670/

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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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  • 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 Kwai
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