Kwayisi Surname
Approximately 1,996 people bear this surname
Kwayisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Kwayisi (11) may also be a first name.
Kwayisi Demographics
Average Kwayisi Salary in
United States
$25,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwayisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwayisi is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwayisi is the 207,403rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,651,075 people. This last name 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 frequently held first name on earth, held by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Outside of Ghana it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwayisi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisi | 92 | 14 | / |
| Kwaysi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwayasi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kwayise | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwayisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaishui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwasie | 77 | 709 | / |
| Kwaisa | 77 | 74 | / |
| Kweasi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kweisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kwaiji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwayise | 71 | 261 | / |
| Kwaiser | 71 | 104 | / |
| Gwayisa | 71 | 93 | / |
| Kwayosa | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kwayase | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kwayiza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Qwayisa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kwajizi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kwayesa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwaisha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwaissa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwayazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwayici | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwayusa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaishe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qhwaisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkweasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwawesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwayose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwase | 67 | 169 | / |
| Gwayishe | 67 | 163 | / |
| Kwaysser | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwaichit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhaishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiiseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwajcisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayise | 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 Kwayisi
- 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