Kwanti Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwanti Surname User-submission:

From Adamawa state in the northern part of Nigeria. It means a 'king'.

Kwanti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3321:533,56326,209
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Kwanti (108) may also be a first name.

Kwanti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Adamawa state in the northern part of Nigeria. It means a 'king'.

- mkelly

Kwanti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwanti is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwanti.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 783,439th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name Kwanti occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwanti live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria Kwanti is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 89 percent live, Adamawa, where 5 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Kwanti occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Kwanti Last Name Statistics demography

Kwanti earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.35% less than the national average, earning R 125,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwanthi924/
Kwaanti921/
Khwanthi86161/
Nkwainti861/
Kwanta83276/
Qwanti83202/
Kuanti8389/
Kwante8337/
Kwanty8311/
Gwanti838/
Kwantes77622/
Kwantay7786/
Kuantai7779/
Qwanthi7716/
Qhwanti7716/
Nkwante773/
Gwantai773/
Ngwanti772/
Kwanthe771/
Kuannti771/
Gwanthi771/
Kwanhte771/
Kwantha771/
Khwante771/
Kwanteh771/
Kgwantha7176/
Kwanthep7132/
Khwantay714/
Nkwanteh712/
Khwanthe711/
Kwanthey711/
Quwantiz711/
Guanti67413/
Kwamtahai67167/
Kuanta6761/
Gwanta6736/
Gbanti6718/
Quanti6710/
Kuante676/
Khwanthey674/
Gwanty673/
Kwatty672/
Qwanty671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwanti
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