Kwanto Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kwanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Kwanto (24) may also be a first name.

Kwanto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwanto is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kwanto live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kwanto is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 24 people.

The last name Kwanto is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia Kwanto is most frequent in: South Sumatra, where 71 percent live, East Java, where 25 percent live and Jakarta, where 3 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.

Kwanto Last Name Statistics demography

Kwanto earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.87% less than the national average, earning R 66,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwanto92237/
Kwainto923/
Nkwanto921/
Kwanta83276/
Kuanto83125/
Gwanto8353/
Kwonto837/
Khwanta77255/
Ngwanto779/
Kwantat772/
Kuantho771/
Kwantap771/
Kwantah771/
Kwantha771/
Kgwantha7176/
Ngwantoh713/
Kwondtho711/
Kwanteau711/
Kuanta6761/
Gbanto6740/
Gwanta6736/
Quanto6725/
Guanto6711/
Cuanto677/
Gwonto671/

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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 Kwanto
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