Kwayisi Surname

207,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwayisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwayisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kwayisi (11) may also be a first name.

Kwayisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwayisi is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwayisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 207,403rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,651,075 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwayisi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwayisi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 11 people.

Kwayisi is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kwayisi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kwayisi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 220.78% more than the national average, earning R 762,300 per year and in United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwayisi931/
Kwaisi9214/
Kwaysi921/
Kwayasi8613/
Kwayise861/
Kwayisa861/
Kwaisui861/
Kwaishui801/
Kwasie77709/
Kwaisa7774/
Kweasi773/
Kweisi773/
Kwaiji771/
Kwaesi771/
Kwaise771/
Gwayise71261/
Kwaiser71104/
Gwayisa7193/
Kwayosa7157/
Kwayase7127/
Kwayiza7114/
Qwayisa7114/
Kwajizi7113/
Kwayesa719/
Kwaisha718/
Kwaissa712/
Kwayazi711/
Qwayici711/
Kwayusa711/
Kwaishe711/
Nkwaise711/
Qhwaisi711/
Nkweasi711/
Kwawesi711/
Kwayose711/
Kwase67169/
Gwayishe67163/
Kwaysser6718/
Kwaichit671/
Kuhaishi671/
Ngwayasi671/
Kwaiiseu671/
Kwajcisz671/
Ngwayise671/
Kwise671/
Gqwayise671/

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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 Kwayisi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis