Kweme Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kweme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kweme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kweme (11) may also be a first name.

Kweme Last Name Facts

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

Kweme is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kweme? popularity and diffusion

Kweme is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kweme live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kweme is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 46 percent reside, Texas, where 39 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kweme occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Liberia, where 21 percent reside.

Kweme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kweme last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kweme earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning $58,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwemie91158/
Kwemei9186/
Kwueme913/
Kwemeh912/
Kwemhe911/
Kweime911/
Kwem89165/
Kwehmie8361/
Nkwemeh8322/
Kweamie836/
Khweime832/
Kweemeh831/
Kweemei831/
Kweemee831/
Khweyme831/
Kwame8055,278/
Gweme80734/
Kwemi80203/
Kwema80180/
Kwime8038/
Kueme8022/
Kwemy8016/
Nkwem801/
Qweme801/
Kwome801/
Kweam800/
Kh'weime7711/
Kwemoi738,584/
Kwameh7355/
Kwamme7317/
Kuehme7317/
Ncweme7313/
Nqweme7312/
Kuemee7312/
Kwamee739/
Nkwemy736/
Kuemeh735/
Kwamei735/
Kwimee735/
Kweemi733/
Kwemoy732/
Qhweme732/
Kwimeh732/
Nkueme732/
Kuheme731/
Nkweem731/
Kuemme731/
Gwemhe731/
Gwemei731/
Gwemie731/
Kwaame731/
Kweumi731/
Kuemei731/
Kh'weimme711/
Gwem67351/
Gweemei6770/
Gweamee6756/
Kuem6751/
Kwim6751/
Kuemmet678/
Ng'weme674/
Kwemaha672/
Gweemie671/
Kwahmeh671/
Kuehmer671/
Khwayme671/
K'Weima671/
Kwimmeh671/
Khweymé671/
Ngqweme671/
Kuemett670/

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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 Kweme
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