Kwena Surname

136,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0191:22,8732,604
South Africa9021:60,0647,578
Botswana1651:13,2542,545
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kwena (18,103) may also be a first name.

Kwena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwena occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,328th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,213,042 people. The last name Kwena is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwena reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 40,663rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 18,103 people.

The surname Kwena is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,019 people, or 1 in 22,873. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 41 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.

Kwena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kwena last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kwena earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.01% less than the national average, earning R 144,924 per year and in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwenah91986/
Kwehna9112/
Kwegna914/
Kwenai913/
Kweina913/
Khwena913/
Kwenna912/
Kwaena911/
Kwehnah8392/
Kwennah8363/
Kweinah8316/
Nkgwena834/
Kweanah831/
Kweanga831/
Kwengah831/
Nqkwena831/
Gwena801,804/
Kwana801,038/
Kwene80969/
Kweni80415/
Kuena80351/
Kwina8085/
Kwona8023/
Kweny8014/
Qwena804/
Kweno802/
Kwenje731,699/
Kwenyi73303/
Kwanai73214/
Gwaena73150/
Nkweni7377/
Kwaina7375/
Kwenou7347/
Kwanah7343/
Cwetna7335/
Kweani7329/
Kuenga7328/
Kuegna7325/
Gwenai7323/
Kuenai7321/
Kwanna7319/
Kweneh7312/
Kuenat7310/
Kwinah738/
Kweini737/
Kwenui735/
Kwaana735/
Kwenie734/
Kwetny734/
Kweneu734/
Kwanea734/
Qhwena734/
Kwinna733/
Kwanau732/
Kwanha732/
Kweine732/
Kwin'a732/
Gwenah732/
Qwaena732/
Nkweno732/
Nkweny732/
Nkuena732/
Kgwana732/
Hkwana732/
Gwegna731/
Kwahna731/
Kweane731/
Gwuena731/
Kwenee731/
K'Weni731/
Kwegne731/
Kwegni731/
Kwegno731/
Kwenho731/
Kwenio731/
Kwanaa731/
Gweana731/
Gweina731/
Gwesna731/
Kwhana731/
Kweene731/
Kgweni731/
Ckwene731/
Gwenap730/
Kuehna730/
Kuehnau67167/
Qukwana67153/
Kwahana6768/
Ngwenah6746/
Nkweini6740/
Ngwenha6737/
Nkwenui6726/
Kuheana6725/
Kuenast6724/
Nkwenou6720/
Nkwenyi6713/
Kwannah673/
Kouegna673/
Ngwenay672/
Kwesner672/
Kwegnou672/
Kwengeh672/
Kwaenoi672/
Kwannai672/
K'Weiny671/
Kweinou671/
Qwennah671/
Kwhinah671/
Nkwenee671/
Nkwuene671/
Kweenyi671/
Kweneth671/
Kwenyoh671/
Kwinaha671/
Kuenahe671/
Nghwena671/
Gwengah671/
Nkgweni671/
Ngweyna671/
Gqwenga671/
Qukweni671/
Kwaenoy671/

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