Kwamie Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Kwamie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 68 | 1:64,831 | 5,610 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kwamie (52) may also be a first name.
Kwamie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwamie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwamie is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwamie? popularity and diffusion
Kwamie is the 1,967,751st most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kwamie live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Kwamie is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 52 people.
The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 64,831. In Liberia Kwamie is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 54 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 31 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwahmie | 92 | 163 | / |
| Kweamie | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kwammie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwame | 91 | 55,278 | / |
| Kwami | 91 | 8,024 | / |
| Kwemie | 83 | 158 | / |
| Kwameh | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kwamai | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kwamme | 83 | 17 | / |
| Gwamie | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kwamee | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kwamei | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwamue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwaame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamgi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwuame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwames | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwehmie | 77 | 61 | / |
| Nkwamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwahmeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwamiyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwameh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuamied | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuame | 73 | 1,564 | / |
| Kwama | 73 | 650 | / |
| Kuami | 73 | 366 | / |
| Kwemi | 73 | 203 | / |
| Kweme | 73 | 107 | / |
| Gwami | 73 | 95 | / |
| Kwamy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gwame | 73 | 25 | / |
| Qwame | 73 | 11 | / |
| Cwami | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwomi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwamé | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaimih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwemoi | 67 | 8,584 | / |
| Kwauma | 67 | 158 | / |
| Quamie | 67 | 152 | / |
| Gbamie | 67 | 145 | / |
| Gwamis | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kwemei | 67 | 86 | / |
| Nkuame | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kwaima | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gwaime | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkuami | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkwomi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kwamma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kuamme | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwamha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuamee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kuamit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwamee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuamoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwasmi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuameh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuamai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuamer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqwami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwuome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kweemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwueme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwasmi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwemeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwammi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwuimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qwamer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwemhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuaame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuasmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuasme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuamei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweumi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwamie
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