Kwo Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kwo Surname User-submission:

The Kwo surname means 'strong branch, stem'. It is a common male given name in Cameroon.

Kwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2121:97,96711,620
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
China361:37,981,1552,028
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
England231:2,422,52489,093
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
France161:4,151,420237,746
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kwo (498) may also be a first name.

Kwo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kwo surname means 'strong branch, stem'. It is a common male given name in Cameroon.

- kwo1995

Kwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 468,258th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 31 percent of Kwo are found; 27 percent are found in Central Africa and 27 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 380,144th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 498 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 97,967. In Cameroon Kwo is most common in: Northwest Region, where 35 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 26 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Kwo occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 14 percent reside.

Kwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kwo surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Kwo earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.91% more than the national average, earning $76,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwoh86552/
Kwoi8674/
Kwoo8625/
Khwo8610/
Kwoa864/
Kwoj863/
Kwoz861/
Kwoy861/
Qkwo861/
Kwuo861/
Kwou861/
Kkwo861/
Kwocz75122/
Kwoos7514/
Nkwou753/
Kwost753/
Kwott752/
Kwoch752/
Kwosh752/
Kwuot751/
Nkwoy751/
Nkgwo751/
Kwuoh751/
Kwopf751/
Kuo6723,523/
Kwa678,693/
Gwo67487/
Cwo6739/
Qwo6734/
Nkwuoh6710/
Kwoaya671/
Kwouss671/

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