Kwe Surname

247,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5431:38,2495,117
Indonesia3651:362,32731,217
Nigeria2051:864,11137,851
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Liberia51:881,70733,815
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kwe (2,150) may also be a first name.

Kwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kwe is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwe is the 247,845th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kwe live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 161,808th most widely held first name globally, borne by 2,150 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 38,249. In Cameroon Kwe is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 39 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Kwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kwe last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwee865,920/
Kwei865,216/
Kwie861,556/
Kweh861,416/
Kwey86427/
Kwej8641/
Khwe8634/
Kåwe8626/
Kwea8625/
Kwge868/
Kwue866/
Kweu863/
Kkwe862/
Gkwe861/
Kwée861/
Kweć861/
Kgwe861/
Kwje861/
Kw80885/
Nkwey75112/
Kweis7569/
Kweah7545/
Qukwe7529/
Kweih7512/
Kwieh7512/
Kwett757/
Nnkwe756/
Gkweh755/
Kgwee754/
Kweez753/
Kwejt752/
Khwee752/
Kwetz752/
Nqkwe752/
Kwesh752/
Kcwwe751/
Kwuee751/
Hkwee751/
Kwecz751/
N'Kwe751/
Nkwej751/
Nkwue751/
Nkqwe751/
Ngkwe751/
Kgwei751/
Kwedh751/
Kweip751/
Kwuhe751/
Kwhea751/
Kweij751/
Kweey751/
Kweed751/
Kwa678,693/
Kue676,267/
Qwe672,586/
Gwe671,807/
Kwi67734/
Kweitz6744/
Khw6725/
Kweicz6718/
Kkw6714/
Gkw6712/
Kwajje6711/
Kcw6711/
Kwhead678/
Kwy678/
Kwh677/
Kqw677/
Hkw677/
Cwe674/
Ckw673/
Kwesch673/
Kwecht672/
Kweeth672/
Qkw672/
Kwj672/
Kweahd671/
Kwheat671/
Kwaaye671/
Kweids671/
Kwahie671/
Nkweeh671/
D'Kwei671/
Kweest670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwe
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