Kwanyu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kwanyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwanyu (75) may also be a first name.
Kwanyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwanyu occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kwanyu are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 75 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Kwanyu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside and West Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanyuy | 92 | 161 | / |
| Kwanyud | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kwanyou | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kwanyue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyuy | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kwahnyuy | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kwasnyuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanju | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kuanyu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gwanyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwagnou | 77 | 33 | / |
| Nkwanju | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nkwonyu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kwanjui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanyuy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kwaneheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwonyust | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanyu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbanyu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwanju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuanju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwaniu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanihu | 62 | 32 | / |
| Guanyou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kuanhui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwassingnui | 59 | 19 | / |
| Guainyou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gbanju | 50 | 32 | / |
| Guanhu | 50 | 5 | / |
| Guanju | 50 | 2 | / |
| Quanju | 50 | 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
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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 Kwanyu
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