Kwu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kwu (19) may also be a first name.

Kwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwu is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kwu live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 73 percent are found, Abia, where 7 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kwu Last Name Statistics demography

Kwu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwau8645/
Kweu863/
Kwus862/
Kwui862/
Kgwu861/
Kwuy861/
Kwux861/
Kwud861/
Kwuh861/
Kwou861/
Kwahu7511/
Nkwou753/
Kwhgu751/
Kwouî751/
Kwuha751/
Kwuhe751/
Nnkwu751/
Kwuit750/
Cwu6720/
Gwu6715/
Qwu673/
Kwouss671/

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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 Kwu
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