Kwento Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kwento Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwento Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kwento (8) may also be a first name.

Kwento Last Name Facts

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

Kwento is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwento? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kwento reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwento is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 8 people.

The last name Kwento is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwentoh92100/
Nkwento9225/
Kwentoa9217/
Kwentou921/
Kwenthoh8610/
Nkwentoh864/
Kwinto8357/
Kwenta8321/
Cwento833/
Gwento831/
Kuento831/
Kwainto773/
Kweunta771/
Gwemnto771/
Kwentat771/
Ngwentoh712/
Kuentopp711/
Cuento672,399/
Kwinta671,380/
Gwenta6765/
Quento6765/
Guento6740/
Qwenta6726/
Kuehntopp6712/
Nkwnta673/
Gbento673/
Kuenta673/
Kuinto673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kwento
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