Barwuah Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Barwuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barwuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Barwuah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barwuah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barwuah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Barwuah are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Barwuah is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana Barwuah occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Barwuah Last Name Statistics demography

Barwuah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barboua711/
Barbuiya671,806/
Barbouha671/
Barbuyia671/
Borbouah671/
Barbhuiya63124,418/
Barbhuyia63151/
Barvhuiya6310/
Barbhuija631/
Barbhujya631/
Barbuiyaa631/
Bharbhuiya5949/
Barbhhuiya5934/
Barbhuiyaa5920/
Barrbhuiya591/
Barbhuihya591/
Barbhuiyay591/
Baarbhuiya591/
Baurbhuyia591/
Borbhuiyah591/
Varbhuiya501/

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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 Barwuah
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