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
Average Kwe Salary in
United States
$48,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 247,845th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kwe live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwe is also the 161,808th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 2,150 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 38,249. In Cameroon Kwe is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 39 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 25 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Kwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kwe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kwe surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the 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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