Kweyu Surname
Approximately 5,883 people bear this surname
Kweyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,861 | 1:7,879 | 1,038 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Kweyu (1,707) may also be a first name.
Kweyu Demographics
Kweyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kweyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kweyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kweyu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kweyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 82,386th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,238,747 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kweyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kweyu is also the 185,927th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,707 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,861 people, or 1 in 7,879. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 72 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside and Busia County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Kweyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweyau | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kweyuh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwey | 89 | 427 | / |
| Kweu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kwyu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwehyou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kwayu | 80 | 3,700 | / |
| Kweya | 80 | 1,525 | / |
| Kweyi | 80 | 540 | / |
| Kweyo | 80 | 162 | / |
| Nkwey | 80 | 112 | / |
| Kweye | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kweey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkweyi | 73 | 66 | / |
| Kweyap | 73 | 66 | / |
| Nkwayu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kueyou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kweyah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kweyee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkwehu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkweyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khweyi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khweye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngweyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwayou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweyid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkweju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuyuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweyet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwei | 67 | 5,216 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Kuey | 67 | 186 | / |
| Kwau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwej | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwayaou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cweu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kueu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaayuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayeup | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqueyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweyedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuy | 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 Kweyu
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