Kwet Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kwet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3871:341,72929,673
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kwet (1,074) may also be a first name.

Kwet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwet is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwet is the 607,405th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kwet are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 243,917th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,074 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 341,729. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bangka Belitung Islands, where 41 percent live, West Java, where 28 percent live and Jakarta, where 14 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kwet Last Name Statistics demography

Kwet earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwete8935,198/
Kweit8933/
Kwiet8931/
Kweth8914/
Kwett897/
Kwejt892/
Kweet892/
Kweat892/
Kwetz892/
Kgwete803,606/
Kwette80121/
Kweitz8044/
Khwete8033/
Kweete804/
Kwethe803/
Kwecht802/
Kweeth802/
Kweith802/
Kwheat801/
Kweite801/
Kweate801/
Nkweth801/
Kweest800/
Kuet755,879/
Gwet752,065/
Kwit751,116/
Kwed752/
Kwjt751/
Qwet751/
Kweć751/
Kgwethe73148/
Khwethe7310/
K'Weitt731/
Kueth6737,358/
Kuete6715,793/
Gweth671,574/
Gwete671,185/
Kwait67294/
Kuest67182/
Kwite6762/
Kwitt6739/
Kueht6727/
Gwett6727/
Kuett6715/
Cwete6712/
Kuetz676/
Qwete675/
Cwiet673/
Nkwed673/
Kwyte672/
Kwedh671/
Gweet671/
Gwets671/
Kweed671/
Kweitsch671/
Kwith671/
Kuhet671/
Kuets671/
Kwecz671/
Nkuet671/
Khwit671/
Kwuit670/
Gwiet670/

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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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  • 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 Kwet
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