Kwono Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Kwono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kwono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwono is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kwono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwono? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwono is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Kwono occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwono reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwono9155/
Kwoonoo831/
Kwano80330/
Kwona8023/
Kuono8023/
Gwono804/
Kweno802/
Nkwano7393/
Kwanou7388/
Kwenou7347/
Kuongo7321/
Kwoona7310/
Kwanot736/
Nkuono734/
Kwanoh733/
Kwouna731/
Kwanop731/
Kwanoi731/
Kwanoa731/
Kwunou731/
Kwanno731/
Kwaano731/
Kwahno731/
Nkwanou6741/
Kwagnou6733/
Kwannoo677/
Ngw'ono674/
Kwaenoi672/
Kwaenoy671/
Kwognat671/
Kwannoy671/
Kwangoo671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwono
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