Kwi Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4531:45,8486,021
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Liberia391:113,0398,770
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwi (2,814) may also be a first name.

Kwi Last Name Facts

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

Kwi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,168th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kwi live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwi is also the 137,436th most numerous first name on earth, held by 2,814 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 45,848. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Kwi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwi last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Kwi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwei865,216/
Kwai862,617/
Kwie861,556/
Kwoi8674/
Kwij8627/
Kwih865/
Khwi863/
Kwii862/
Kwui862/
Kwiś862/
Kcwi861/
Kwiy861/
Qkwi861/
Kwyi861/
Gkwi861/
Kwhi861/
Kweis7569/
Nkwiy7568/
Kwitt7539/
Kwaai7525/
Kwisz7519/
Kwich7518/
Kwieh7512/
Kweih7512/
Kwidd755/
Kwaiz754/
Khwai753/
Kwaij752/
Kwaih751/
Kwwai751/
Kgwai751/
Kgwei751/
Kweij751/
Kweip751/
Kwuit750/
Kui67129,506/
Kwa678,693/
Kwe671,604/
Gwi67222/
Kwahai6790/
Kweitz6744/
Qwi6738/
Cwi6723/
Kwa'ai6719/
Kweicz6718/
Kwy678/
Kwhais673/
Kwj672/
D'Kwei671/
Kwahie671/
Kweids671/
Kwaitt671/

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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 Kwi
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