Kwei Surname
Approximately 5,216 people bear this surname
Kwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,879 | 1:6,966 | 936 |
| Cameroon | 427 | 1:48,640 | 6,360 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Brunei | 86 | 1:4,869 | 748 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Kwei (2,476) may also be a first name.
Kwei Demographics
Kwei Political Affiliation
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Kwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwei occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 91,748th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kwei live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwei is also the 148,477th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,476 people.
The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,879 people, or 1 in 6,966. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Kwei Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kwei surname are 23.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.03% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kwei earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.83% more than the national average, earning $76,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweyi | 89 | 540 | / |
| Kweji | 89 | 211 | / |
| Kweis | 89 | 69 | / |
| Kweih | 89 | 12 | / |
| Kweij | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kweia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kweip | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwe | 86 | 1,604 | / |
| Kwi | 86 | 734 | / |
| Nkweyi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Kweitz | 80 | 44 | / |
| Kweicz | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nkweji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khweyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kweyid | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kweiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwheie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweids | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwejii | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Kwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwee | 75 | 5,920 | / |
| Kwai | 75 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwie | 75 | 1,556 | / |
| Kweh | 75 | 1,416 | / |
| Gwei | 75 | 1,097 | / |
| Kwey | 75 | 427 | / |
| Kwoi | 75 | 74 | / |
| Kwej | 75 | 41 | / |
| Khwe | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kwij | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kåwe | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kwea | 75 | 25 | / |
| Qwei | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kwge | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kwue | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kwih | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cwei | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kweu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khwi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kkwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwiś | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwée | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweć | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| K'Weitt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyu | 67 | 5,883 | / |
| Kwaji | 67 | 5,123 | / |
| Kweya | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Kwayi | 67 | 448 | / |
| Kwiya | 67 | 404 | / |
| Kweja | 67 | 350 | / |
| Kwaye | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kwaje | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kwoji | 67 | 323 | / |
| Kwawe | 67 | 289 | / |
| Kweyo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kwiji | 67 | 157 | / |
| Kueji | 67 | 152 | / |
| Gweyi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Nkwey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kwiyo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nkwiy | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kweha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kweah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kweye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwitt | 67 | 39 | / |
| Qukwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Qweis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gweji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kwaai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwisz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwich | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kuawe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gweih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwieh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwaia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwaie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwoyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnkwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwidd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwaiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gkweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qweih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwejo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwaii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgwee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwejt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| K'Weiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweitsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwecz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuit | 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
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