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

Kwini is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,110th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwini reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 216,782nd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 1,315 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 261,728. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Kwini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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
  • 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 Kwini
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