Throughout the world, كواي (Kwai 
, Quaye 
, Kwae 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name كواي is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Taiwan, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Hong Kong, Ghana, and the United States. More prevalently, كواي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kwai | Malaysia, Tanzania, Taiwan, United States, Hong Kong |
| Quaye | China, United Kingdom, Liberia, United States, Ghana |
| Kwae | Malaysia, Myanmar, United Kingdom, United States, Ghana |
| كواي | Morocco |
كواي is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kwai Chang Caine , the fictional character, Kung Fu.