Kwe Surname
Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname
Kwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 543 | 1:38,249 | 5,117 |
| Indonesia | 365 | 1:362,327 | 31,217 |
| Nigeria | 205 | 1:864,111 | 37,851 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Malaysia | 65 | 1:453,757 | 23,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Kwe (2,150) may also be a first name.
Kwe Demographics
Kwe Political Affiliation
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Kwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwe? popularity and diffusion
Kwe is the 247,845th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. The surname Kwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kwe are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwe is also the 161,808th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 2,150 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 38,249. In Cameroon Kwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 39 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Kwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Kwe are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.35% less than the national average, earning R 115,620 per year and in United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,278 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwee | 86 | 5,920 | / |
| Kwei | 86 | 5,216 | / |
| Kwie | 86 | 1,556 | / |
| Kweh | 86 | 1,416 | / |
| Kwey | 86 | 427 | / |
| Kwej | 86 | 41 | / |
| Khwe | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kåwe | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kwea | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kwge | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kwue | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kweu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kkwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwée | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kweć | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kw | 80 | 885 | / |
| Nkwey | 75 | 112 | / |
| Kweis | 75 | 69 | / |
| Kweah | 75 | 45 | / |
| Qukwe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kweih | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kwieh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kwett | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nnkwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gkweh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kgwee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kweez | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwejt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khwee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwetz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nqkwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwesh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kcwwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwuee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkwee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwecz | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwuhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwa | 67 | 8,693 | / |
| Kue | 67 | 6,267 | / |
| Qwe | 67 | 2,586 | / |
| Gwe | 67 | 1,807 | / |
| Kwi | 67 | 734 | / |
| Kweitz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Khw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kweicz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kkw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gkw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwajje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kcw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwhead | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kqw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hkw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ckw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwesch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwecht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweeth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qkw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwheat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Kwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweest | 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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- 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 Kwe
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