Kwaning Surname

169,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwaning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwaning (226) may also be a first name.

Kwaning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwaning is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwaning is the 169,610th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,864,601 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwaning reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwaning is also the 598,137th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 226 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 2,494 people, or 1 in 10,834. Other than Ghana it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kwaning Last Name Statistics demography

Kwaning earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.86% more than the national average, earning $64,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaaning9317/
Kwanning932/
Kwening867/
Kuaning866/
Kgwaneng8066/
Khwaneng8017/
Kuasning805/
Kuanning801/
Ngwaning801/
Kwuining801/
Ngwanning751/
Quaning71312/
Kuening713/
Gwening712/
Kuaneng711/
Kweneng711/
Quaining671/
Ngwoning671/
Gwonning671/
Guanning671/
Kuannyong631/
Quening5715/
Guoning5710/
Guaneng571/
Kueneng571/
Queening5314/

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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 Kwaning
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