Kway Surname
Approximately 4,033 people bear this surname
Kway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,830 | 1:13,823 | 1,791 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kway (160) may also be a first name.
Kway Demographics
Average Kway Salary in
United States
$17,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kway occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,603rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,806,979 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kway live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 725,185th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 160 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,830 people, or 1 in 13,823. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 44 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Arusha Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Kway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kway surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kway Last Name Statistics demography
Kway earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayu | 89 | 3,700 | / |
| Kwaya | 89 | 1,320 | / |
| Kwayi | 89 | 448 | / |
| Kwaye | 89 | 338 | / |
| Kwayo | 89 | 109 | / |
| Kwaiy | 89 | 5 | / |
| Khway | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kwa | 86 | 8,693 | / |
| Kwy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kwayie | 80 | 824 | / |
| Kwahay | 80 | 258 | / |
| Khwaye | 80 | 183 | / |
| Nkwayi | 80 | 78 | / |
| Nkwayu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kwayah | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kwayoh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kwayeh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kwayip | 80 | 7 | / |
| Khwaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwayee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwayou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khwayi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gkwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwai | 75 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwaa | 75 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwah | 75 | 962 | / |
| Kuay | 75 | 644 | / |
| Kwey | 75 | 427 | / |
| Khwa | 75 | 68 | / |
| Gway | 75 | 51 | / |
| Kwau | 75 | 45 | / |
| Kwaj | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nkwy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kwaß | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kwua | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kwoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kkwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cway | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qway | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyu | 67 | 5,883 | / |
| Kwaji | 67 | 5,123 | / |
| Gwayi | 67 | 4,499 | / |
| Kwaah | 67 | 2,041 | / |
| Kwast | 67 | 1,732 | / |
| Kweya | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Gwaya | 67 | 981 | / |
| Kweyi | 67 | 540 | / |
| Kwaha | 67 | 476 | / |
| Cwayi | 67 | 459 | / |
| Kwiya | 67 | 404 | / |
| Kuaya | 67 | 376 | / |
| Kweja | 67 | 350 | / |
| Kwaje | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kwaja | 67 | 323 | / |
| Kwawe | 67 | 289 | / |
| Qwayi | 67 | 227 | / |
| Kweyo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Nkwey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Gwaye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kwiyo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nkwiy | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kweha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nkwaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gwayo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kweah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kuayo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kweye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwaaz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kuaye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nkwua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kwapp | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kwaai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwaju | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwahs | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwaia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qwaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwaie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwaay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwoyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwoyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwath | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwajo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwasz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwhad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwycz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwéya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kvaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuayd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqwyo | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kway
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