Kweri Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2601:177,61513,398
Uganda1401:278,85219,916
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kweri (82) may also be a first name.

Kweri Last Name Facts

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

Kweri is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kweri.

How Common Is The Last Name Kweri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 668,257th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname Kweri occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kweri live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 82 people.

The last name Kweri is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 177,615. In Kenya Kweri is primarily found in: Nyandarua County, where 48 percent reside, Muranga County, where 28 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Kweri is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Kweri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kweri earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kweiri9140/
Kweeri9110/
Kwerie915/
Nkweri914/
Kwaeri912/
Kgweri911/
K'Weiri839/
Kwaerii831/
Kweiriy831/
Kwari801,554/
Kwiri801,247/
Kwera80335/
Kwere80273/
Qweri80244/
Kueri80103/
Gweri8029/
Kwori8027/
Kwery802/
Køwerich771/
Khwere73183/
Kwirit73159/
Kuerzi73139/
Kweera73138/
Kwairi73118/
Kwarai73109/
Kweiry7391/
Kwarii7318/
Kworie7314/
Nkwiri7312/
Kwarui737/
Kwarie736/
Kweire733/
Gwerie732/
Kwered732/
Kwiery731/
Kwereh731/
Kwoiri731/
Kuerui731/
Kwirio731/
Kwirii731/
Kworoi731/
Kwetre731/
Kwaari731/
Kweres731/
Kweret731/
Kwhari731/
Kgwarai6725/
K'Weiry6713/
Koueyri6710/
Kwehera679/
Kwarrie676/
Kwairit674/
Nkwereh673/
Kwirich671/
Nkweere671/
Kwairoi671/
Kworieh671/
Kweroha671/
Kwairai671/
Ghweiri671/
Ngkwery671/
Kwarrij671/
Khweïre671/
K'Wairi671/
Kweeraj671/

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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 Kweri
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