Kwo Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Kwo Surname User-submission:
The Kwo surname means 'strong branch, stem'. It is a common male given name in Cameroon.
Kwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 212 | 1:97,967 | 11,620 |
| United States | 155 | 1:2,338,445 | 144,975 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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.
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Average Kwo Salary in
United States
$46,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwo has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kwo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 468,258th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname Kwo is mostly found in Africa, where 31 percent of Kwo live; 27 percent live in Central Africa and 27 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kwo is also the 380,144th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 498 people.
Kwo is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 97,967. In Cameroon Kwo is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 35 percent live, Southwest Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Hong Kong, where 14 percent live.
Kwo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kwo surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwoh | 86 | 552 | / |
| Kwoi | 86 | 74 | / |
| Kwoo | 86 | 25 | / |
| Khwo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kwoa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kwoj | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kwoz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qkwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwuo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kkwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwocz | 75 | 122 | / |
| Kwoos | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nkwou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwost | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kwott | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwoch | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwosh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwuot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwuoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwopf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuo | 67 | 23,523 | / |
| Kwa | 67 | 8,693 | / |
| Gwo | 67 | 487 | / |
| Cwo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Qwo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nkwuoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwouss | 67 | 1 | / |
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