Kwemoi Surname

58,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwemoi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

Kwemoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,6101:6,986929
Uganda1,9731:19,7872,931
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwemoi (3,378) may also be a first name.

Kwemoi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born at night.

- knaibei

Kwemoi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwemoi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kwemoi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwemoi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,815th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 848,969 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwemoi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kwemoi is also the 122,617th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,378 people.

Kwemoi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 6,610 people, or 1 in 6,986. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 36 percent live and West Pokot County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kwemoi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Kwemoi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kwemoi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kwemo91459/
Kwemi91203/
Kwemie83158/
Kwemou83104/
Kwemei8386/
Nkwemo8384/
Kwetmo833/
Kweemi833/
Kwemoe833/
Kwemoy832/
Kweumi831/
Kwemmo831/
Kwiemo831/
Kwehmie7761/
Nkwemou7714/
Kweamie776/
Kwamoyi771/
Kwoimoi771/
Kwemeyi771/
Kwemayo771/
Kweemei771/
Kwami738,024/
Kwamo73326/
Kwomo73267/
Kuemo73227/
Kwema73180/
Kwimi73148/
Kweme73107/
Kuemi7371/
Kwemy7316/
Kwomi735/
Kwimo735/
Gwemo733/
Gwemi731/
Kweemaie711/
Kweimich711/
Kwamai6722/
Nkuemo6718/
Kwemah6713/
Kwimai6710/
Kwismi678/
Nkwemy676/
Kwamei675/
Kwueme673/
Kwaimo673/
Kwuimo673/
Kwomou673/
Kwemeh672/
Kwuimi672/
Kuemoe672/
Kuemou672/
Quemoi672/
Gwemie671/
Gwemei671/
Gweemi671/
Kuehmi671/
Kwamoh671/
Kwemhe671/
Gwemoh671/
Kweime671/
Kwémou671/
Gwemou671/
Nkuemi671/
Kuemei671/
Kwamyi671/
Kwamoy671/

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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 Kwemoi
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