Kway Surname

114,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8301:13,8231,791
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
United States71:51,779,848968,877
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kway (160) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwayu893,700/
Kwaya891,320/
Kwayi89448/
Kwaye89338/
Kwayo89109/
Kwaiy895/
Khway892/
Kwa868,693/
Kwy868/
Kwayie80824/
Kwahay80258/
Khwaye80183/
Nkwayi8078/
Nkwayu8027/
Kwayah8021/
Kwayoh8013/
Kwayeh807/
Kwayip807/
Khwaya803/
Kwayee802/
Kwayou802/
Kwaaya802/
Khwayi802/
Nkwayo801/
Kwaaye801/
Kwayhe801/
Kwoaya801/
Gkwayo801/
Kwayes801/
Kwai752,617/
Kwaa751,752/
Kwah75962/
Kuay75644/
Kwey75427/
Khwa7568/
Gway7551/
Kwau7545/
Kwaj7544/
Kwea7525/
Nkwy7521/
Kwaß7516/
Kwua757/
Kwoa754/
Kkwa753/
Cway752/
Kwha751/
Hkwa751/
Kwaś751/
Kwyd751/
Kwiy751/
Qkwy751/
Ckwa751/
Kwoy751/
Kwuy751/
Kwyi751/
Kwyy751/
Kgwa751/
Kgwy751/
Kcwa751/
Qway750/
Nqkwayi731/
Kwauyeh731/
Kwayaha731/
Kwayieh731/
Kwahyeh731/
Nkcwayi731/
Ngkwayi731/
Kwayaja731/
Kweyu675,883/
Kwaji675,123/
Gwayi674,499/
Kwaah672,041/
Kwast671,732/
Kweya671,525/
Gwaya67981/
Kweyi67540/
Kwaha67476/
Cwayi67459/
Kwiya67404/
Kuaya67376/
Kweja67350/
Kwaje67338/
Kwaja67323/
Kwawe67289/
Qwayi67227/
Kweyo67162/
Nkwey67112/
Gwaye6793/
Kwiyo6787/
Nkwiy6768/
Kweha6757/
Nkwaj6756/
Gwayo6755/
Kweah6745/
Kuayo6742/
Kweye6741/
Kwaaz6739/
Kuaye6736/
Nkwua6736/
Kwapp6729/
Kwaai6725/
Kwaju6721/
Kwahs6720/
Quway6718/
Kwaia6712/
Qwaye6711/
Kwahu6711/
Kwaie679/
Gwaay678/
Kwoyo678/
Kwoyi677/
Kwath676/
Kwiye675/
Kwajo675/
Kwasz675/
Khwah674/
Kwaii674/
Kwaiz674/
Khwai673/
Kwwat673/
Kwija673/
Kwhad672/
Kwaij672/
Hkuay672/
Qukwa672/
Kcwat671/
Kweey671/
Kwoya671/
Kwycz671/
Kwyss671/
Kuayt671/
Hkwaz671/
Kwyie671/
Kwhea671/
Kwaih671/
Kwgah671/
Kwuja671/
Kwoye671/
Kwuha671/
Kwatz671/
Kwaue671/
Kwysz671/
Kwéya671/
Kwa'e671/
Kvaiy671/
Kuayd671/
Nkwoy671/
Kwwai671/
Kweia671/
Kgwai671/
Qwaya671/
Kwazp671/
Kwazt671/
Kwaat671/
Kwych671/
Kqwyo671/

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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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  • 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 Kway
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