Kwamsi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kwamsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwamsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwamsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwamsi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwamsi? popularity and diffusion
Kwamsi is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwamsi are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwamshi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwamse | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwamci | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuamsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwemsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamgi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamshe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kwamchi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwamse | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gwamsy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwemse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwamza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamzhi | 62 | 168 | / |
| Kwamche | 62 | 5 | / |
| Kuamshe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gwomsie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamse | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbamshi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gvamshi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwamzi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ghwamzhi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gwomzi | 50 | 9 | / |
| Guamsa | 50 | 7 | / |
| Kuomsa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gbamse | 50 | 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
- 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 Kwamsi
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