Kweyah Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Kweyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
Kweyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kweyah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Kweyah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweyah are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Kweyah is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| K'Weyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kweya | 91 | 1,525 | / |
| Kweah | 91 | 45 | / |
| Kweyap | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kwayah | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kweyuh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kweyeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwuyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gweyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwejah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweahd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweyat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwey | 80 | 427 | / |
| Kwea | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kweyedh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweyu | 73 | 5,883 | / |
| Kwaya | 73 | 1,320 | / |
| Kweyi | 73 | 540 | / |
| Gweya | 73 | 440 | / |
| Kwiya | 73 | 404 | / |
| Kweja | 73 | 350 | / |
| Gweah | 73 | 300 | / |
| Kweyo | 73 | 162 | / |
| Cweya | 73 | 144 | / |
| Nkwey | 73 | 112 | / |
| Kueya | 73 | 70 | / |
| Kweha | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kweye | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kweih | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwieh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwahu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwéya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kueah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweia | 73 | 1 | / |
| K'Weyatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koueyahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwahay | 67 | 258 | / |
| Kwahai | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kwahue | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkweyi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kwajah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ncweya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nkueya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwayoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kviyah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwahaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwhead | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwayeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kweyee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwouya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwayah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkweyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwahia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwejeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweyid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwheat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kueyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kïwíya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kweyah
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