Kwate Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

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

Kwate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Niger261:738,15417,467
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Kwaté (1) are calculated separately.

Kwate (909) may also be a first name.

Kwate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwate (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺕ, Marathi: कवटे) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant: Kwaté. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwate? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwate is the 412,606th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwate are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwate is also the 269,059th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 909 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Aside from The DR Congo Kwate is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Kwate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwate surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.6% less than the national average, earning R 141,156 per year and in United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaté931/
Kwatte91136/
Kwatea9176/
Kwateh9138/
Kgwate9125/
Khwate919/
Kwatie917/
Kwatee914/
Kwateu914/
Kwatei912/
Kwaite912/
Kwaete911/
Kwaate911/
Kwaute911/
Kweate911/
Kwates911/
Kwatey911/
Kwathe911/
Kwat89273/
Kgwathe83248/
Khwathe839/
Kwahter837/
Kwaitei831/
Kweiate831/
Kweyate831/
Kwattei831/
Kwatteh831/
Kwate'e831/
Kwatije831/
Kwayate831/
Kwaitee831/
Nkwathe831/
Nkweate831/
Kwete8035,198/
Kuate8010,159/
Kwata802,023/
Kwast801,732/
Kwati801,623/
Gwate80380/
Kwait80294/
Kwite8062/
Kwatt8012/
Khwat809/
Kwath806/
Kwwat803/
Kweat802/
Kcwat801/
Kwatz801/
Kwote801/
Cwate801/
Kwazt801/
Kwaat801/
Kwaite'e7711/
Kweyateh778/
Kwayeteh771/
Kwatte'e771/
Kweyatey771/
Kgwete733,606/
Kwetey731,965/
Nkwati73467/
Kwette73121/
Kwaita7395/
Nkuate7388/
Kwiete7362/
Khwait7357/
Kwitee7348/
Kwatta7325/
Kwatha7322/
Kwatai7315/
Kgwata7315/
Kwotte7314/
Gwatee7312/
Kweteu7312/
Kwetie7310/
Kwauta739/
Kweteh737/
Kwatyo737/
Kwetee734/
Kwaata734/
Kweete734/
Gwathe734/
Qwathe734/
Kwathi733/
Kwethe733/
Gwatte733/
Kwhite732/
Kuateh732/
Kwaiti732/
Kwatty732/
Gwateu732/
Kuathe732/
Kwetei732/
Kuatte732/
Khwati732/
K'Wata731/
Kwaitt731/
Kweite731/
Kuatep731/
Kuayte731/
Gwateh731/
Kwitea731/
Kwheat731/
Kwatht731/
Gwaste731/
Kwatsh731/
Kwoote731/
Kkwati731/
Kweata731/
Kwuite731/
Kwoite731/
Kwataa731/
Kuateu731/
Kuatey731/
Gwatei731/
Kwathy731/
Kwetea731/
Kwatio731/
Kwatip731/
Kwatti731/
Kweute731/
Kwot675,030/
Kuat672,779/
Gwat67352/
Kweitey67346/
Kgwethe67148/
Kweyete6740/
Ngwateh6739/
Gwather6714/
Kweiter679/
Kwad679/
Kwaetai677/
Kwaitoa677/
Ngwaite675/
Khwathi675/
Kwatsch674/
Kgwatha674/
Gwathey672/
Kouhate672/
Kuaytet672/
Kwaitai671/
Kwaitio671/
Kuhaite671/
Kwaytay671/
Kwyeteh671/
Kwattai671/
Kwathaa671/
Kuastea671/
Kwatisz671/
Kwattaa671/
Kwaiota671/
Kuathie671/
Ngkuate671/
Ngwatei671/
Nkuatte671/
Nkwatehehe671/
Gwate'e671/
Kuayteh671/
Qwat671/
Kwathai671/
Kwayota671/
Kuayted671/
Kuaster670/

Kwate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwate in the Marathi language
कवटेkavate-
Kwate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺕkwat50
ﺍﻛﻮﺍﺕakwat50

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