Kwight Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kwight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kwight Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwight occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kwight.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwight? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kwight is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kwight live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 25 percent live, New Mexico, where 25 percent live and Texas, where 25 percent live.

Kwight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kwight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kwight surname declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwight Last Name Statistics demography

Kwight earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwighe831/
Cwaight771/
Gwaight770/
Quight670/
Gwaighe621/
Kuige551/
Kweix551/
Kueghe501/
Cwiggy500/
Kuigge500/

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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 Kwight
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