Kwely Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kwely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kwely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwely occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kwely.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwely? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwely reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Kwely is mostly concentrated in: South Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweley | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kweisly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwela | 80 | 2,570 | / |
| Kwele | 80 | 2,281 | / |
| Kweli | 80 | 700 | / |
| Gwely | 80 | 427 | / |
| Kuely | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwele | 73 | 1,151 | / |
| Gweley | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gweily | 73 | 122 | / |
| Kweler | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwaley | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwelia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kweila | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwelee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwealy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kweles | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwelip | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kgweli | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuelya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwiela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwhela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwilya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweely | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaely | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwely | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwalay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaeli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweloi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhely | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwehle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwehli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweili | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kqwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qweley | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kwilaya | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kgwaele | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ghweily | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kwalley | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwailay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwealeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwehela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwelehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwouele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuelaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwielay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgweloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweyly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwailoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weili | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kwely
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis