Kwein Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Kwein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Kwein (27) may also be a first name.
Kwein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwein is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwein reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kwein is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 27 people.
The surname Kwein is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 116,014. In Liberia Kwein is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 68 percent live, Grand Kru County, where 18 percent live and Margibi County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Liberia Kwein occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweine | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwejin | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwecin | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwen | 89 | 1,410 | / |
| Kwin | 89 | 1,006 | / |
| Kwechin | 83 | 22 | / |
| Khweine | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwessin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwene | 80 | 969 | / |
| Kwain | 80 | 143 | / |
| Gwein | 80 | 123 | / |
| Kwine | 80 | 69 | / |
| Kwinn | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kween | 80 | 29 | / |
| Khwin | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kweun | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kwoen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwinh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwoin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwuin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qkwin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khwen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwehn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kwaine | 73 | 163 | / |
| Kwiyan | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kwityn | 73 | 51 | / |
| Khwene | 73 | 50 | / |
| Khwine | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kwaien | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kwajin | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kweyan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwaain | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kweyim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwoine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwegne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ckwene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwijin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwisen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuejin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwehan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwesen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cweing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuyen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwan | 67 | 126,241 | / |
| Kwaisin | 67 | 179 | / |
| Cwen | 67 | 106 | / |
| Kwayine | 67 | 65 | / |
| Qwin | 67 | 47 | / |
| Qwen | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwassen | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwajine | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kweyang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kueting | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwaieng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qweitin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwayene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweyin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweyane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweteng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuheine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khweyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwessen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwawen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouejin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyang | 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
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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 Kwein
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