Kwame Surname

10,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwame Surname User-submission:

Origin is Ghana. It means a male born on Saturday

Kwame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana52,8541:51160
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Nigeria3711:477,47424,038
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
England1321:422,10728,563
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Liberia181:244,91915,115
France131:5,109,440259,941
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Kwamé (3) & Kwámě (1) are calculated separately.

Kwame (173,773) may also be a first name.

Kwame Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Origin is Ghana. It means a male born on Saturday

- francis34

Kwame Last Name Facts

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

Kwame (Arabic: كوام) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Kwamé or Kwámě. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,181st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 131,834 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwame reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwame is also the 6,047th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 173,773 people.

Kwame is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 52,854 people, or 1 in 511. Outside of Ghana it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kwame Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kwame last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

The amount Kwame earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 63.47% less than the national average, earning R 86,820 per year; in United States they earn 27.64% less than the national average, earning $31,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning $37,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwamé933/
Kwamie9190/
Kwameh9155/
Kwamme9117/
Kwamee919/
Kwamei915/
Kwaame911/
Kwuame911/
Kwames911/
Kwam89705/
Kwámě871/
Kwahmie83163/
Kwajime8310/
Kweamie836/
Khwayme831/
Kwammie831/
Kwahmeh831/
Kwayame831/
Kwayeme831/
Nkwameh831/
Nkwamme831/
Kwami808,024/
Kuame801,564/
Kwama80650/
Kweme80107/
Kwime8038/
Kwamy8027/
Gwame8025/
Khwam8018/
Kwamm8017/
Qwame8011/
Kwaum801/
Kwuam801/
Kwaam801/
Kwome801/
Kweam800/
Kwayemeh771/
Kwaajime771/
Kwemie73158/
Kwauma73158/
Kwemei7386/
Nkuame7365/
Kwaima7329/
Gwaime7329/
Kwamai7322/
Kwamma7315/
Kuamme7313/
Kwamha7313/
Kuamee7311/
Gwamie7310/
Gwamee736/
Kuamer735/
Kuameh735/
Kwimee735/
Kwuome734/
Khwaim734/
Kwaham733/
Kwueme733/
Kwemeh732/
Kwamit731/
Qwamer731/
Kweime731/
Kwemhe731/
Kuaame731/
Kwamgi731/
Kuasme731/
Kwamoy731/
Kwamyi731/
Kuamei731/
Nkwaim731/
Gwamea731/
Gwamey731/
Nqwame731/
Ncwame731/
Kueame731/
Kweyama675,352/
Gwajime67582/
Kwajama67575/
Kuam67495/
Gwam67370/
Qwasmeh67241/
Kwom6783/
Kwayama6764/
Kwajemi6763/
Kwehmie6761/
Gweamee6756/
Kwayimi6735/
Kuiyame6724/
Kwuomee6713/
Kueamee6713/
Ngcwame679/
Kwaiama677/
Kwayami676/
Gwajume675/
Nkwuome674/
Khweime672/
Qwam672/
Kuhameh672/
Kweemei671/
Kweemeh671/
Kweemee671/
Kwajimi671/
Khweyme671/
Kwayima671/
Kwayuma671/
Kwejama671/
Kweyime671/
Kwaamma671/
Kwamaja671/
Kouhame671/
Gwajeme671/
Kwahama671/
Khwaham671/

Kwame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwame in the Arabic language
كوامkwam-
كواميkwamy-

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