Kwakye Surname

12,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwakye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwakye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana42,9481:62985
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
England3161:176,32316,023
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Liberia101:440,85421,753
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominica11:75,891912
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kwakye (3,752) may also be a first name.

Kwakye Last Name Facts

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

Kwakye is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kwakye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwakye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwakye is the 12,771st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 165,792 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwakye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 114,924th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 3,752 people.

It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 42,948 people, or 1 in 629. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kwakye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwakye last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kwakye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.02% less than the national average, earning R 33,216 per year; in United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwakyeh925/
Kwakyer921/
Kwaakye921/
Kwakehe771/
Nkwakie771/
Kwaakyaa714/
Kwagkyaa711/
Gwakie6712/
Kwhagkyyo671/
Kwachie62310/
Gbaakye6221/
Gwaikyaa5757/
Guakie504/

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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 Kwakye
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