Kwake Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
United States521:6,970,364322,914
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kwake (57) may also be a first name.

Kwake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwake occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 648,005th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name Kwake is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kwake reside; 32 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwake is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 366,066. In South Africa Kwake is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Kwake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwake last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwake earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning R 218,472 per year and in United States they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning $39,630 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwake
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