Kwiss Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Kwiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kwiss (17) may also be a first name.
Kwiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwiss is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwiss? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kwiss live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwiss is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Kwiss is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Kwiss is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 82 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Plateau, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Kwiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kwiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kwiss surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwisse | 91 | 13 | / |
| Khwiss | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kwis | 89 | 377 | / |
| Khweiss | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gwiss | 80 | 100 | / |
| Kweis | 80 | 69 | / |
| Kwisz | 80 | 19 | / |
| Khwis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwies | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwess | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwais | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwish | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwyss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuiss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kuisse | 73 | 165 | / |
| Khweis | 73 | 65 | / |
| Khwais | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kwesse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwitse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwhais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khwish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweids | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuis | 67 | 966 | / |
| Gwis | 67 | 241 | / |
| Kwes | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kwiś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwiss
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis