Kwakuyi Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwakuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwakuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England61:9,286,343223,652
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Kwakuyi Last Name Facts

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

Kwakuyi occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwakuyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 507,898th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. Kwakuyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kwakuyi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Without taking into account Ghana Kwakuyi is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kwakuyi Last Name Statistics demography

Kwakuyi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuakuyi861/
Kwakyia861/
Gwatkuyi808/
Kwakou7714/
Kwakai7713/
Kwakey775/
Kwakoi771/
Kwakay771/
Kwekui771/
Kuakuya7127/
Kwakaya7127/
Nkwakeu7117/
Kwakhoi7112/
Kwakyeh715/
Nkwakay711/
Nkwakou711/
Ngwakui711/
Kwakuha711/
Kwakaye711/
Nkgwakou671/
Nkwakoyo671/

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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 Kwakuyi
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