Kwessi Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwessi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kwessi (32) may also be a first name.

Kwessi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwessi is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kwessi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwessi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Kwessi is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwessi live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwessi is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 67 percent are found, Centre Region, where 24 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Kwessi Last Name Statistics demography

Kwessi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwessi929/
Kwessie922/
Kwesi9116,975/
Kwesie831,133/
Kwassi83535/
Kuessi83274/
Kweshi83272/
Nkwesi8380/
Kweusi8334/
Kwessy8316/
Kwissi8316/
Khwesi8314/
Kwessa8310/
Kwesse837/
Kweasi833/
Kweisi833/
Kweesi831/
Kwesei831/
Kwaesi831/
Kgwesi831/
Kwesseu7786/
Kuessie7782/
Kweetsi7711/
Nkwesai773/
Kwessey771/
Kuesshi771/
Kweushi771/
Nkuessi771/
Nkweasi771/
Nkwesse771/
Nkwissi771/
Kweshie771/
Kweashi771/
Kwasi7320,937/
Kwesa73401/
Kwese73262/
Kwisi73146/
Kuesi7367/
Cwesi7335/
Kwesy732/
Kwosi731/
Nkqweshi7113/
Kweusseu711/
Gbessi673,286/
Kwesha671,008/
Kwashi67864/
Kwasie67709/
Kuissi67656/
Guessi67650/
Kwaasi67528/
Kgwasi67379/
Kuetsi67249/
Kueshi67101/
Kweshe6779/
Kwissa6775/
Kuesis6754/
Quessi6745/
Kwesee6739/
Kwassy6725/
Kwechi6723/
Khwese6722/
Cuessi6722/
Kwaisi6714/
Nkuesi6714/
Kwisse6713/
Kweseh6711/
Kwasui6710/
Kwiesa679/
Qweshi679/
Kwishi674/
Kwezzi674/
Gweshi674/
Gwessa673/
Kwosie673/
Kwasse673/
Kouesi672/
Kwesay672/
Kuesse672/
Gwissi672/
Kwaysi671/
Kwehse671/
Kwoshi671/
Kwasai671/
Kweese671/
Kwesaa671/
Kwasih671/
Kuesih671/
Kuessy671/
Gqwesi671/
Gwassi671/
Kweysa671/

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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 Kwessi
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