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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 123,412th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,969,607 people. The surname Kwayu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwayu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kwayu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,666 people, or 1 in 14,441. In Tanzania it 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. Other than Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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