Quwe Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Quwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Quwe Last Name Facts

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

Quwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Quwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Quwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 662,685th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Quwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 121,203. In South Africa Quwe is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 36 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Quwe Last Name Statistics demography

Quwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.19% less than the national average, earning R 170,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qukwe8929/
Nquwe8917/
Quweh899/
Quwei894/
Quwey892/
Qugwe892/
Quwee891/
Que86178,077/
Qwe862,586/
Quw863/
Quweih801/
Quej7516,790/
Quee758,944/
Quea753,692/
Quer751,896/
Quet751,222/
Hque75893/
Ques75620/
Quie75610/
Queh75527/
Quey75148/
Quez7532/
Quei7530/
Qwei7517/
Nqwe7511/
Qwee7510/
Quhe757/
Qweh754/
Qued754/
Qwes754/
Quep753/
Queu753/
Kque753/
Quwi752/
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Qcue751/
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Queý751/
Åque751/
Qhwe751/
Qukw751/
Quue751/
Quwd751/
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Qwet751/
Qwez751/
Qwhe751/
Qwue751/
Qcwe751/
Qoue751/
Qque751/
Qqwe751/
Cque751/
Cquw751/
Kquw751/
Gqwe751/
Hqwe751/
Nkqukwe731/
Quest673,592/
Quiej673,281/
Hqoue67558/
Queer67211/
Quets67202/
Quije67151/
Queet67127/
Qquea6795/
Queis6756/
Qw6744/
Queit6738/
Quett6730/
Qweis6728/
Hqque6723/
Quway6718/
Queiß6714/
Quech6712/
Qwiea679/
Quque677/
Quess676/
Qweer676/
Qweih675/
Queez675/
Quees674/
Quihe673/
Hkque673/
Hquet673/
Queas673/
Quezt673/
Queij672/
Quher672/
Quesh672/
Hquue672/
Queih672/
Nqkwe672/
Quwai672/
Qouea671/
Quead671/
Queea671/
Queej671/
Quhey671/
Qweiz671/
Hquea671/
Hques671/
Gqoue671/
Quwih671/
Quhea671/
Qugbe671/
Quwii671/
Qweed671/
Qouet671/
Quehs671/
Quehá671/
Nqgwe671/
Nkqwe671/
Qwedh671/
Qweeh671/
Quepp671/
Gqwwe671/
Qucue670/
Querr670/
Quuer670/
Queed670/

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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 Quwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis