Kwano Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Kwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 1:1,001,888 | 73,451 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwano (89) may also be a first name.
Kwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwano is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 835,661st most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. Kwano is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Kwano reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name globally, held by 89 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Kwano is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 40 percent are found, Jigawa, where 22 percent are found and Adamawa, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 40 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwano | 91 | 93 | / |
| Kwanou | 91 | 88 | / |
| Kwaino | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kwanho | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kwanot | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kwanoh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kwanop | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwanoi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwanoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwanno | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaano | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwahno | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanou | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kwagnou | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kwannoo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kwaenoi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwangoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwannoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwana | 80 | 1,038 | / |
| Gwano | 80 | 79 | / |
| Kuano | 80 | 61 | / |
| Kwono | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kweno | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cwano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khwannoi | 77 | 117 | / |
| Khwannoo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kwannnoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwuannoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuango | 73 | 265 | / |
| Khwana | 73 | 217 | / |
| Kwaina | 73 | 75 | / |
| Nkwono | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kwenou | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kwanah | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kwanna | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kwasná | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaana | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kuanot | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwatno | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwanha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ncwano | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kgwana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hkwana | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuanoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwanaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuanoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwhana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwanno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuagno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwenho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuanop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwanad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qukwana | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kwahana | 67 | 68 | / |
| Khwanna | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kuanhoi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ngwanou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kgwanga | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngwanoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kkwanga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuatnot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwannah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkcwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuasnoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwannat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nckwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoonoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuasnoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanna | 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
- 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 Kwano
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