Kwea Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kwea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Kwea (47) may also be a first name.

Kwea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwea is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwea? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Kwea live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwea is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 71 percent live, South Region, where 14 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kweya891,525/
Kweja89350/
Kweha8957/
Kweah8945/
Kwhea891/
Kweia891/
Kwa868,693/
Kwe861,604/
Kweyap8066/
Kweyah8023/
Kwhead808/
Nkweha802/
Kweyat801/
Kweiat801/
Kweahd801/
Kwejah801/
Kwheat801/
Nkweja801/
Kwahea801/
Kwee755,920/
Kwei755,216/
Kway754,033/
Kwai752,617/
Kwaa751,752/
Kwie751,556/
Kweh751,416/
Kwah75962/
Kwey75427/
Khwa7568/
Gwea7564/
Kwau7545/
Kwaj7544/
Kwej7541/
Khwe7534/
Kuea7528/
Kåwe7526/
Kwaß7516/
Kwge758/
Kwua757/
Kwue756/
Kwoa754/
Kkwa753/
Kweu753/
Kkwe752/
Kwha751/
Hkwa751/
Kwaś751/
Kwée751/
Kweć751/
Kgwe751/
Qwea751/
Ckwa751/
Cwea751/
Kwje751/
Gkwe751/
Kgwa751/
Kcwa751/
K'Weyah731/
Nkwueja731/
Kweyu675,883/
Kwaji675,123/
Kwayu673,700/
Kwaah672,041/
Kwast671,732/
Kwaya671,320/
Kweyi67540/
Kwaha67476/
Kwayi67448/
Gweya67440/
Kwiya67404/
Kwaye67338/
Kwaje67338/
Kwaja67323/
Gweah67300/
Kwawe67289/
Gweja67278/
Kweji67211/
Kweyo67162/
Cweya67144/
Nkwey67112/
Kwayo67109/
Gweha6785/
Kueya6770/
Kweis6769/
Nkwaj6756/
Kweye6741/
Kwaaz6739/
Nkwua6736/
Kwapp6729/
Qukwe6729/
Kwaai6725/
Kwaju6721/
Kwahs6720/
Kuawe6716/
Kwieh6712/
Kweih6712/
Kwaia6712/
Kwahu6711/
Cweha6711/
Cweja6710/
Kwaie679/
Qwiea679/
Kwett677/
Kwath676/
Nnkwe676/
Kwaiy675/
Kwiye675/
Gkweh675/
Kwejo675/
Gwiea675/
Kwajo675/
Kwasz675/
Khwah674/
Kwaii674/
Kgwee674/
Kwowe674/
Kwaiz674/
Khwai673/
Kwwat673/
Kwija673/
Kweez673/
Kwetz672/
Kwhad672/
Khway672/
Khwee672/
Kwesh672/
Kwaij672/
Kwejt672/
Kueja672/
Nqkwe672/
Qukwa672/
Kcwat671/
K'Weiatt671/
K'Weyatt671/
Kweed671/
Kweey671/
Kweij671/
Kwoya671/
Kueas671/
Hkwaz671/
Kwyie671/
Kwuee671/
Kwaih671/
Kwgah671/
Gwuea671/
Kwuja671/
Gweia671/
Kwuhe671/
Kwoye671/
Kwuha671/
Hkwee671/
Kwatz671/
Kwaue671/
Kwecz671/
Kweje671/
Kwéya671/
Kwa'e671/
Kueah671/
N'Kwe671/
Nkwej671/
Nkwue671/
Nkqwe671/
Ngkwe671/
Kwwai671/
Kgwai671/
Kgwei671/
Kueat671/
Kwazp671/
Kwazt671/
Kwedh671/
Kweip671/
Kwaat671/
Gwead671/
Kcwwe671/

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Footnotes

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