Kwen Surname

275,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0811:163,86910,250
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kwen (509) may also be a first name.

Kwen Last Name Facts

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

Kwen occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 275,277th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,168,472 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kwen are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,029th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 509 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,081 people, or 1 in 163,869. In Nigeria Kwen is primarily found in: Benue, where 71 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 16 percent are found and Taraba, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwene89969/
Kwein8960/
Kween8929/
Kwien8913/
Kwuen897/
Kweun896/
Kwoen893/
Kgwen892/
Khwen891/
Kwean891/
Kwehn890/
Kwn8621/
Khwene8050/
Kweine802/
Kweane801/
Nkween801/
Kweene801/
Ckwene801/
Khwean801/
Kuen753,431/
Kwin751,006/
Gwen75259/
Cwen75106/
Qwen7527/
Kqwn753/
Kwnq752/
Kwyn752/
Nkwn751/
Kwhn751/
Kwnh751/
Kwnk751/
Kwwn751/
Kcwn751/
Khweine732/
Khweyne731/
Qween67344/
Kuenn67248/
Kwain67143/
Gwien67114/
Nkwin6780/
Gween6772/
Kwine6769/
Kwinn6768/
Gwenn6745/
Gwehn6718/
Cwenk6714/
Gweun6712/
Qwene6711/
Khwin6710/
Quwen673/
Cwhen673/
Kwwnn672/
Kwynn672/
Kuend672/
Kwind672/
Qwent671/
Cwene671/
Qkwin671/
Kwyne671/
Gwaen671/
Kwion671/
Qwein671/
Kwoin671/
Cwean671/
Cwenn671/
Nkuen671/
Kwinh671/
Nkgwn671/
Kwuin671/
Qwean670/

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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 Kwen
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