Kwikwi Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kwikwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwikwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwikwi (26) may also be a first name.

Kwikwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwikwi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwikwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwikwi is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Kwikwi is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kwikwi are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kwikwi is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 26 people.

The last name Kwikwi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa Kwikwi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Kwikwi Last Name Statistics demography

Kwikwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.36% less than the national average, earning R 101,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaikwi921/
Kwaikwai8614/
Khwikhwi862/
Kweikwei862/
Kwuikwui861/
Gwikwi837/
Ngwikwi7726/
Khwaikhwai751/
Ng'wikwi7110/
Ngwaikwi711/
Kwekwe673,721/
Kuikui67165/
Kwekwa67105/
Kwigwa6723/
Gwigwi6722/
Kwigwe674/
Kuikwa672/
Qwiqwi671/
Cwicwi671/

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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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  • 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 Kwikwi
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