Kwegyir Surname
Approximately 2,085 people bear this surname
Kwegyir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,078 | 1:13,003 | 1,707 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kwegyir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwegyir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwegyir occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwegyir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwegyir is the 200,223rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,495,226 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwegyir reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwegyiri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwegir | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kwegira | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kegyiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kegyire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kegir | 83 | 407 | / |
| Kwigyira | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kegiri | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kegyer | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kegire | 77 | 11 | / |
| Keygir | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kegira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaewegira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kawagir | 71 | 173 | / |
| Kwagiri | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kwigira | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kegyeru | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kweider | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kwagira | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kogyire | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kowgiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kyegira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kyegire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kweidir | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keigyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwegira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwagire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwegiirayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegyero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegyera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegiire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keegire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keigire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwhagir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagir | 67 | 79 | / |
| Keger | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kawegere | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kigir | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kogir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwegeria | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kegyeero | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwogyera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwogeire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyeyogeyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyegiire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwegerya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koogyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayegire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghiir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwagira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kwegyir
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