Kwain Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kwain (38) may also be a first name.

Kwain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwain is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kwain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwain is the 1,478,479th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Kwain occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kwain are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Kwain is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Kwain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kwain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kwain surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwain Last Name Statistics demography

Kwain earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.04% more than the national average, earning $64,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaine91163/
Kwaien9115/
Kwajin919/
Kwaain915/
Kwan89126,241/
Kwin891,006/
Kwaisin83179/
Kwayine8365/
Kwajine8312/
Kwaieng835/
Kwaiten831/
Nkwaian831/
Gwain80497/
Kwane80342/
Khwan8096/
Kwine8069/
Kwaan8068/
Kwinn8068/
Kwein8060/
Kwuan8029/
Kwaun8011/
Khwin8010/
Qwain803/
Ckwan803/
Kwanc803/
Kwoin801/
Kwinh801/
Kwuin801/
Cwain801/
Qkwin801/
Kwean801/
Kwann801/
Kwaschin773/
Kwainova771/
Khwane73225/
Kgwane7388/
Kwayon7385/
Kwiyan7375/
Kwityn7351/
Kwandt7330/
Khwine7329/
Ghwain7327/
Kwaiom7316/
Kuaina7312/
Kweyan739/
Kwayan738/
Quwain733/
Kuhain733/
Kwayne733/
Kwanhk732/
Kweine732/
Kwayun732/
Kwoine732/
Kwanne732/
Khwann732/
Hkhwan732/
Kwhane731/
Kwoing731/
Kwahne731/
Kwehan731/
Kweane731/
Kwayen731/
Kweang731/
Kwecin731/
Kwejin731/
Kwijin731/
Kwisen731/
Kwasne731/
Nkwann731/
Khwean731/
Kwahan731/
Kwaane731/
Kwuing731/
Kwahnd731/
Khwaan731/
Qwaine730/
Kuan6730,507/
Gwan672,087/
Kwen671,410/
Kwangue6756/
Qwin6747/
Kwiyane6740/
Qwan6730/
Kwechin6722/
Kwassen6718/
Cwan6717/
Kuajien6711/
Kweyang677/
Kwayong675/
Cwin674/
Gwajine674/
Kwayene673/
Khweine672/
Kuachin672/
Nkweyan672/
Kwyn672/
Kweyane672/
Khwahan672/
Kwaa'ng671/
Kwaitim671/
Kuhatin671/
Kwessin671/
Kwoyang671/
Nggwain671/
Nkwawen671/
Kwiyang671/
Kuasint671/
Khwhanh671/
Khwajan671/

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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 Kwain
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