Kwayo Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Kwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kwayo (17) may also be a first name.
Kwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwayo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwayo is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Kwayo is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Kwayo live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally, borne by 17 people.
The last name Kwayo is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Kwayo is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayoh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kwayou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gkwayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kway | 89 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwayu | 80 | 3,700 | / |
| Kwaya | 80 | 1,320 | / |
| Kwayi | 80 | 448 | / |
| Kwaye | 80 | 338 | / |
| Kweyo | 80 | 162 | / |
| Kwiyo | 80 | 87 | / |
| Gwayo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kuayo | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kwoyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kwaiy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwajo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwayie | 73 | 824 | / |
| Kwahay | 73 | 258 | / |
| Khwaye | 73 | 183 | / |
| Ngwayo | 73 | 156 | / |
| Nkwayi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Nkwayu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kwayah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kwayeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwayip | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkweyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwayee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwooyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Kuay | 67 | 644 | / |
| Kwey | 67 | 427 | / |
| Kwoi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kwau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kwayo
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