Kwemoi Surname
Approximately 8,584 people bear this surname
Kwemoi Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.
Kwemoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,610 | 1:6,986 | 929 |
| Uganda | 1,973 | 1:19,787 | 2,931 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kwemoi (3,378) may also be a first name.
Kwemoi Surname Meaning
Kwemoi Demographics
Kwemoi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwemoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwemoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwemoi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwemoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwemoi is the 58,815th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 848,969 people. The surname Kwemoi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwemoi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,617th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,378 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,610 people, or 1 in 6,986. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 36 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 4 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Kwemoi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwemo | 91 | 459 | / |
| Kwemi | 91 | 203 | / |
| Kwemie | 83 | 158 | / |
| Kwemou | 83 | 104 | / |
| Kwemei | 83 | 86 | / |
| Nkwemo | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kwetmo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kweemi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kwemoe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kwemoy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kweumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwemmo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwiemo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwehmie | 77 | 61 | / |
| Nkwemou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kweamie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwamoyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwoimoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwemeyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwemayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweemei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwami | 73 | 8,024 | / |
| Kwamo | 73 | 326 | / |
| Kwomo | 73 | 267 | / |
| Kuemo | 73 | 227 | / |
| Kwema | 73 | 180 | / |
| Kwimi | 73 | 148 | / |
| Kweme | 73 | 107 | / |
| Kuemi | 73 | 71 | / |
| Kwemy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kwomi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwimo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwemo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweemaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweimich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwamai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkuemo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwemah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwimai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwismi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkwemy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwamei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwueme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwaimo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwuimo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwomou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwemeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwuimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuemoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuemou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quemoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwemei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuehmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwemhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwemoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwémou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuemei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Kwemoi
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