Kwante Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kwante (50) may also be a first name.

Kwante Last Name Facts

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

Kwante is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwante? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwante is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Kwante occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kwante are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name internationally, held by 50 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Kwante is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 91 percent are found, Borno, where 3 percent are found and Plateau, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwantes92622/
Nkwante923/
Khwante921/
Kwanhte921/
Kwanthe921/
Kwanteh921/
Kwant911,617/
Kwanthep8632/
Nkwanteh862/
Khwanthe861/
Kwanthey861/
Kwanti83361/
Kwanta83276/
Kwandt8330/
Kwanty8311/
Kuante836/
Khwanthey804/
Kwantay7786/
Khwanth774/
Kwanthi774/
Kuhante772/
Kwantha771/
Kwonthe771/
Ngwante771/
Kwonteh771/
Kwaanti771/
Kwand73338/
Kuant73156/
Gwant738/
Kwont732/
Qwant731/
Khwanthi71161/
Kgwantha7176/
Khwantay714/
Kuanthep711/
Kuhantee711/
Nkwainti711/
Quante672,143/
Guante671,964/
Qwanti67202/
Gbante67136/
Kuanti6789/
Kuanta6761/
Gwanta6736/
Gwanti678/
Cuante676/
Nkwand674/
Gwanty673/
Kwatty672/
Kuandt672/
Kwahnd671/
Qwandt671/
Kwontz671/
Gwantz671/
Kwomte671/
Gwandt671/
Gwonte671/
Qwanty671/
Kuanth671/
Qwantt670/

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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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  • 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 Kwante
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