Kweshi Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Kweshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kweshi (56) may also be a first name.
Kweshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kweshi has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kweshi is the 959,117th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweshi reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kweshi is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Kweshi
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