Kweh Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia9151:4,818588
Malaysia1821:162,0569,956
Singapore1751:31,4731,173
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kweh (198) may also be a first name.

Kweh Last Name Facts

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

Kweh occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kweh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274,373rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. Kweh is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kweh reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 198 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 4,818. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 33 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 21 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Liberia Kweh occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Singapore, where 12 percent are found.

Kweh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kweh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Kweh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $39,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kweah8945/
Kweih8912/
Kwieh8912/
Gkweh895/
Kwesh892/
Kwedh891/
Kwe861,604/
Kwesch803/
Kwecht802/
Kweeth802/
Nkweeh801/
Kweahd801/
Gweh756,358/
Kwee755,920/
Kwei755,216/
Kwie751,556/
Kwey75427/
Kwej7541/
Kåwe7526/
Kwea7525/
Kwge758/
Kwue756/
Kwih755/
Qweh754/
Kweu753/
Kkwe752/
Kwée751/
Kwha751/
Kwhi751/
Kweć751/
Kgwe751/
Kwje751/
Gkwe751/
Kuehr67150/
Nkwey67112/
Kweis6769/
Kuehs6761/
Qukwe6729/
Kueht6727/
Gwieh6721/
Koueh6720/
Kwich6718/
Gweih6714/
Gwedh6711/
Cweha6711/
Quweh679/
Kwett677/
Nnkwe676/
Qweih675/
Kgwee674/
Kweez673/
Kwetz672/
Nqkwe672/
Kwejt672/
Kwaih671/
Ngkwe671/
Kwuee671/
Gwueh671/
Kwhea671/
Cwehe671/
Kgwei671/
Kuehe671/
Kweitsch671/
Kweij671/
Kweey671/
Kweed671/
Kwych671/
Gwerh671/
Gweeh671/
Kwuhe671/
Kwuha671/
Qwedh671/
Qweeh671/
Kuehz671/
Hkwee671/
Kwecz671/
N'Kwe671/
Nkwej671/
Kweip671/
Nkwue671/
Nkqwe671/
Kcwwe671/

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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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  • 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 Kweh
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