Kwesi Surname

31,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana16,6251:1,625271
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England231:2,422,52489,093
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kwesi (48,615) may also be a first name.

Kwesi Last Name Facts

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

Kwesi (Arabic: كويسى) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwesi is the 31,451st most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 429,311 people. Kwesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwesi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwesi is also the 18,962nd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 48,615 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 16,625 people, or 1 in 1,625. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Kwesi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kwesi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.2% less than the national average, earning $33,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwesie911,133/
Kweshi91272/
Kwessi9197/
Nkwesi9180/
Kweusi9134/
Khwesi9114/
Kweisi913/
Kweasi913/
Kweesi911/
Kwesei911/
Kwaesi911/
Kgwesi911/
Kweetsi8311/
Nkwessi839/
Nkwesai833/
Kwessie832/
Kweushi831/
Nkweasi831/
Kweshie831/
Kweashi831/
Kwasi8020,937/
Kwezi805,271/
Kwesa80401/
Kwese80262/
Kwisi80146/
Kwegi8085/
Kuesi8067/
Cwesi8035/
Gwesi803/
Kwesy802/
Kwosi801/
Qwesi801/
Nkqweshi7713/
Kwesha731,008/
Kwashi73864/
Kwasie73709/
Kwassi73535/
Kwaasi73528/
Kgwasi73379/
Kuessi73274/
Kuetsi73249/
Kueshi73101/
Kweezi7386/
Kweshe7379/
Kuesis7354/
Kwesee7339/
Kwechi7323/
Khwese7322/
Kwessy7316/
Kwissi7316/
Kwaisi7314/
Nkuesi7314/
Kweseh7311/
Kwessa7310/
Kwasui7310/
Qweshi739/
Kwiesa739/
Kwesse737/
Kwedji735/
Gweshi734/
Kwezzi734/
Kwishi734/
Kwosie733/
Kwesay732/
Kouesi732/
Kwaysi731/
Kwehse731/
Kwoshi731/
Kwasai731/
Kweese731/
Kwejii731/
Kwesaa731/
Kwasih731/
Kuesih731/
Kweysa731/
Kgwezi731/
Gqwesi731/
Kuetshi67185/
Gwetsai67170/
Kwesseu6786/
Kuessie6782/
Kweiser6741/
Kweizer6729/
Kwisses679/
Kweisee676/
Kgwesha675/
Nkueshi674/
Kwetchi672/
K'Weiji671/
Kwashai671/
Kuesshi671/
Kwahsei671/
Kwetsee671/
Gweasih671/
Kwetsea671/
Kwechai671/
Kwechui671/
Kwessey671/
Kwaisui671/
Kouetsi671/
Kuethsi671/
Ngwesie671/
Ngwesih671/
Nkuessi671/
Nkweise671/
Nkwesse671/
Nkwissi671/
Kwoeshe671/
Kwechis671/
Kgwetse671/
Qweshai671/

Kwesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwesi in the Arabic language
كويسىkwysy-

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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 Kwesi
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