Kweku Surname
Approximately 10,484 people bear this surname
Kweku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 10,183 | 1:2,654 | 426 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kweku (32,386) may also be a first name.
Kweku Demographics
Kweku Political Affiliation
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Kweku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kweku (Arabic: كويكو) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,099th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 695,111 people. The last name Kweku occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kweku are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,261st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 32,386 people.
Kweku is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 10,183 people, or 1 in 2,654. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kweku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kweku surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Kweku earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.6% less than the national average, earning $30,809 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwekeu | 91 | 137 | / |
| Kwekou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kweiku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwekhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwekui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwekau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwekeu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Kwetkus | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kweukeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwekeuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaku | 80 | 29,847 | / |
| Kwoku | 80 | 276 | / |
| Kueku | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kwiku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gweku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qweku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuekou | 73 | 107 | / |
| Kuekeu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nkueku | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngweku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwekup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwikus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwikeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouekeu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Kwecheu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kwuikeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkuekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekui | 67 | 1 | / |
Kweku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kweku in the Arabic language | ||
| كويكو | kwykw | - |
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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 Kweku
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