Kwem Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwem (21) may also be a first name.

Kwem Last Name Facts

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

Kwem is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Kwem live; 36 percent live in Central Africa and 36 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Kwem is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon Kwem is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 3 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Kwem occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kweme89107/
Nkwem891/
Kweam890/
Kwueme803/
Nkweem801/
Kwemhe801/
Kweime801/
Gwem75351/
Kwim7551/
Kuem7551/
Khweime732/
Khweyme731/
Kweemeh731/
Gweme67734/
Kuehm67181/
Kwime6738/
Kueme6722/
Nqwem6721/
Kh'weime6711/
Gqwem675/
Kouem673/
Nkuem672/
Quwem672/
Kuemm672/
Nkwim671/
Qweme671/
Qweem671/
Kwimt671/
Kquem671/
Gweem670/

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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 Kwem
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