Kwantu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kwantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwantu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwantu (10) may also be a first name.

Kwantu Last Name Facts

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

Kwantu is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwantu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Kwantu reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 96,672. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The Solomon Islands Kwantu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwantus925/
Kwanntu921/
Gwantu8386/
Gwantau771/
Ngwantu771/
Gbantu672/
Guantu671/
Quantaus571/
Gbeantou571/
Gbanteheou501/

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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 Kwantu
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