Kwayang Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Kwayang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
Kwayang (70) may also be a first name.
Kwayang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwayang occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayang? popularity and diffusion
Kwayang is the 1,202,518th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Kwayang is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kwayang live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwayang is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used forename globally, held by 70 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria Kwayang is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 99 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwayang | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kwayeng | 86 | 58 | / |
| Gwayang | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kweyang | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kwayong | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kwiyang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwihyang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaing | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kweang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwayong | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwaieng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngkwaihang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kuoyang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khweang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gweyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guayang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyang | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ngwiyang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuaysing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwaysing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweyong | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kwayang
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