Kweyani Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kweyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kweyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kweyani is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweyani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Kweyani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweyani live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweyanyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kweani | 92 | 29 | / |
| Kwiyani | 86 | 519 | / |
| Gweyani | 86 | 127 | / |
| Kweyana | 86 | 36 | / |
| Kwayani | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kweyane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khweyane | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kwaini | 77 | 529 | / |
| Kwanei | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kwayni | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kweini | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kwauni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kwaeni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kweane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kueani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gweani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kueamni | 71 | 249 | / |
| Kueanui | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kwayini | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kueanoi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kwiyane | 71 | 40 | / |
| Nkweini | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kwayana | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kwiyeni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gwayani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kwayeni | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kweyona | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwaiani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kuayani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gweyana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gwejani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kweyuna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kwaweni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwaenoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwehana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwejana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qwejani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khweyne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwejane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koueani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwane | 67 | 342 | / |
| Kwayanna | 67 | 93 | / |
| Khwiyane | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kgwejane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgwayane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhiyani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khwayane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwai'ani | 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
- 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 Kweyani
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