Kwesike Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwesike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwesike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England51:11,143,612252,590

Kwesike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwesike is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwesike? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kwesike is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kwesike reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 41 percent are found and Enugu, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwisike861/
Kwecik777/
Kwisik774/
Kweseka7142/
Kwiecik7118/
Kweshek716/
Kouesik711/
Nkwisik711/
Kwaseuke671/
Nkwiseke671/
Gwaisike671/
Kwashiki671/

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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 Kwesike
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