Kwensi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwensi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwensi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kwensi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwensi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kwensi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwensi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwensi is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwensi live; 42 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kwensi is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Kwensi is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside and Centre Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwensi921/
Kwenssi921/
Kwenshi921/
Kwiensie861/
Kwenshie861/
Kuensi8399/
Kwenzi8384/
Kwenji8382/
Kwengi8332/
Kwensa8323/
Kwense831/
Gwensi831/
Kwemsi831/
Kwendji7715/
Kwenshe777/
Gcwensi772/
Kwenseh772/
Qwenshi771/
Nkwense771/
Kweinji771/
Kwensse771/
Kwinshi771/
Gkwensa771/
Kwnji734/
Nkwenzie712/
Kweunseh711/
Nkwinsih711/
Nkwinshi711/
Ngwenshi711/
Kwenshey711/
Kwengeyi711/
Gwenzi678,965/
Kwenje671,699/
Kuenzi671,420/
Kwenge67585/
Guensi67343/
Kwenze67111/
Kwinji6772/
Kwenza6752/
Gwengi6738/
Kuense6722/
Kwingi6721/
Gwenji6721/
Gwensa6718/
Kwence6711/
Kuenji675/
Kuinsi673/
Gbensi672/
Quensi672/
Kwemse672/
Qwensa671/
Kwnjit671/
Kuenci671/
Kwinsa671/
Kuengi671/
Qwense670/

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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
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  • 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 Kwensi
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