Kwemi Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1311:158,54317,246
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kwemi (41) may also be a first name.

Kwemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwemi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Kwemi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kwemi live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwemi is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 158,543. In Cameroon Kwemi is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent reside, West Region, where 36 percent reside and Centre Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Kwemi is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Liberia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwemoi918,584/
Kwemie91158/
Kwemei9186/
Kweemi913/
Kweumi911/
Kwehmie8361/
Kweamie836/
Kweemei831/
Kwami808,024/
Kwema80180/
Kwimi80148/
Kweme80107/
Kuemi8071/
Kwemy8016/
Kwomi805/
Gwemi801/
Kweimich771/
Kwamie7390/
Kwamai7322/
Kwimie7320/
Kwimai7310/
Kwismi738/
Nkwemy736/
Kwamei735/
Kwueme733/
Kwuimi732/
Kwemoy732/
Kwemeh732/
Gwemie731/
Gwemei731/
Gweemi731/
Kuehmi731/
Kwamyi731/
Kuemei731/
Nkuemi731/
Kwemhe731/
Kweime731/
Kwahmie67163/
Gweemei6770/
Nkwemeh6722/
Nkwuimi672/
Khweime672/
Kwemaha672/
K'Weima671/
Khweymé671/
Gweemie671/
Kweemeh671/
Kweemee671/
Kwammie671/
Khweyme671/
Kwoimoi671/
Kouemmi671/
Ngwemui671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwemi
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