Kwir Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kwir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kwir (123) may also be a first name.

Kwir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwir is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwir.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwir is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kwir is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kwir live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kwir is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 123 people.

Kwir is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,923,750. Without taking into account Poland it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwire896/
Kwier893/
Kwair891/
Kwior891/
Kwaire801,448/
Kwoire806/
Khweir806/
Kweire803/
Kwierz801/
Khwair801/
Kuir7531,600/
Kwer75228/
Cwir7551/
Gwir754/
Kwre752/
Kwaaire7322/
Gwire67590/
Kwere67273/
Kuire67240/
Nkwer67110/
Khwaireh6711/
Kwear674/
Khwer673/
Gwier672/
Kweur671/
Kwert671/
Cwirt671/
Kweer671/
Kwrhe671/

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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 Kwir
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