Kwini Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kwini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwini (1,315) may also be a first name.

Kwini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwini is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 609,110th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwini live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kwini is also the 216,782nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,315 people.

The surname Kwini is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 261,728. In South Africa Kwini is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 21 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Kwini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kwini earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning R 280,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaini91529/
Nkwini9176/
Khwini9138/
Kwingi9121/
Kwoini9111/
Kweini917/
Kwinyi911/
Nkweini8340/
Kweni80415/
Gwini80377/
Kuini8087/
Kwine8069/
Kwinh801/
Qwini801/
Cwini801/
Kuhini73470/
Kwinje73251/
Gwinhi73246/
Kwaine73163/
Nkweni7377/
Kwaina7375/
Gcwini7337/
Kwitny7332/
Kweani7329/
Khwine7329/
Khweni7318/
Kwayni7314/
Cwinyi739/
Kuingi735/
Kuinoi735/
Kwenie734/
Kweina733/
Ghwini732/
Kuinie732/
Kweine732/
Gwinyi732/
Gwaini732/
Kwoine732/
Kwin'a732/
Gwinai732/
Ncwini731/
Kgweni731/
Gwoini731/
Gwingi731/
Nkwiny731/
Kwenni731/
Kwenio731/
Kwegni731/
K'Weni731/
Qwaini731/
Kuinui731/
Ghwaini67161/
Ngwinui67126/
Kwingeh6726/
Ngwinyi6718/
Kuhaini676/
Ghwinie674/
Kouhini672/
Khweine672/
Nkwineh671/
Kwinaha671/
Nkwoine671/
Ghwiniy671/
Nkgweni671/
Qukweni671/
K'Weiny671/

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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 Kwini
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