Kwavi Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Kwavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
Kwavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwavi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwavi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kwavi reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kwavi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 756,309. In Tanzania Kwavi is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 79 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwavhi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwaivi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaavi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwevi | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kuavi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Kwawi | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kwave | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kwovi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gwavi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngwavi | 73 | 143 | / |
| Kwabhi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kuavei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwaave | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwevie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwuave | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwewai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwauve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwavey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wavi | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Ngw'avi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nkwawiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwajwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwavaya | 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
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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 Kwavi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis