Kwateng Surname

111,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwateng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwateng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,9481:6,844922
England881:633,16037,224
United States791:4,588,088240,017
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kwateng (343) may also be a first name.

Kwateng Last Name Facts

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

Kwateng occurs most in Ghana. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwateng? popularity and diffusion

Kwateng is the 111,786th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,756,035 people. Kwateng occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwateng are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 343 people.

It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,948 people, or 1 in 6,844. Aside from Ghana Kwateng occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kwateng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwateng are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kwateng earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $51,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaateng931/
Kwatteng931/
Kwahteng931/
Kweteng862/
Gwatting670/
Gwathing670/
Kueting576/
Quating575/
Kuoting572/
Guoteng572/
Cuating571/
Gbatting5314/
Cuatting531/
Quetteng531/

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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 Kwateng
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