Kwayu Surname
Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname
Kwayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,666 | 1:14,441 | 1,884 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kwayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwayu is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwayu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwayu is the 123,412th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,969,607 people. The last name Kwayu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwayu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,666 people, or 1 in 14,441. In Tanzania Kwayu is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Arusha Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Kwayu is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwayu | 91 | 27 | / |
| Kwayou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kway | 89 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwau | 89 | 45 | / |
| Kweyu | 80 | 5,883 | / |
| Kwaya | 80 | 1,320 | / |
| Kwayi | 80 | 448 | / |
| Kwaye | 80 | 338 | / |
| Kwayo | 80 | 109 | / |
| Kwaju | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kwahu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kwaiy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayie | 73 | 824 | / |
| Kwahay | 73 | 258 | / |
| Khwaye | 73 | 183 | / |
| Nkwaju | 73 | 175 | / |
| Nkwayi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Kwahue | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kwayah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kwayoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kwayip | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwayeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuayue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweyuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwayee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gqwayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Kuay | 67 | 644 | / |
| Kwey | 67 | 427 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kwaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwahuhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kweu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwayaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuy | 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
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- 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 Kwayu
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