Kwanye Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Kwanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwanye (1,470) may also be a first name.
Kwanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwanye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Kwanye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwanye is also the 203,066th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 1,470 people.
Kwanye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 93 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside and Yobe, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanyep | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkwanye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyieh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanya | 83 | 746 | / |
| Kwanje | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kwanie | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwanye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuanye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwonye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyuy | 77 | 161 | / |
| Nkwonye | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kwonyep | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nkwange | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwasnyj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaniie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyuy | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nkwuonye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kwahnyuy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kwangned | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwaneaid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwangnee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnyuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaneheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanya | 67 | 2,544 | / |
| Kwanja | 67 | 549 | / |
| Gwanje | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kwanji | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gbanye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kuange | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gwanie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kuagne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kuanie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwajhngee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanye | 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 Kwanye
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