Kwety Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kwety Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwety Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kwety (7) may also be a first name.

Kwety Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwety has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwety? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kwety live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname Kwety is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 50 percent reside and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast Kwety is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwetey911,965/
Kweity9188/
Kwetty912/
Kweitey83346/
Kwete8035,198/
Kweta80832/
Kweti80523/
Kwity80165/
Gwety809/
Kuety802/
Qwety801/
Kgwete733,606/
Nkweti73562/
Kwette73121/
Kwetha7366/
Kwiete7362/
Kwetta7316/
Kuetey7314/
Kweteu7312/
Kwanty7311/
Kweeta7311/
Kuetay7310/
Kwetie7310/
Qwesty737/
Kweteh737/
Kweita736/
Kweuti736/
Kweiti735/
Kweete734/
Kwetee734/
Kwethe733/
Kwitty733/
Kweyti733/
Kwatty732/
Kgweta732/
Kwetei732/
Kweite731/
Kweute731/
Kwatey731/
Kwetje731/
Kwetes731/
Gweety731/
Kwetea731/
Kwathy731/
Ngwety731/
Kweata731/
Kweate731/
Kweeti731/
Kwaete731/
Kgwethe67148/
Nkwette67138/
Kwantay6786/
Nkwetti6713/
Nkweteh6712/
Kweiter679/
Kwaetai677/
Kouetey672/
Kgwethi671/
Kgwetha671/
Nkwehte671/
Nkweate671/
Kwaytay671/
Gwehtay671/
Kuhetey671/
Kuhetay671/
Kweitti671/
Kwetgai671/

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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
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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 Kwety
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