Cwa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Cwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Cwa (67) may also be a first name.
Cwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Cwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Cwa live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cwa is also the 1,191,548th most widespread given name internationally, held by 67 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Apac District, where 36 percent live, Kole District, where 22 percent live and Agago District, where 16 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Taiwan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwa | 86 | 4,104 | / |
| Cwai | 86 | 264 | / |
| Cwaa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Cwah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tcwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cwga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Czwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ccwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chhwa | 75 | 159 | / |
| Cwach | 75 | 108 | / |
| Chwha | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chway | 75 | 18 | / |
| Chwah | 75 | 16 | / |
| Cweha | 75 | 11 | / |
| Cwaai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cwass | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cwaha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cwaja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chwea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czwaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chwwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcwat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chwaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cua | 67 | 15,828 | / |
| Kwa | 67 | 8,693 | / |
| Gwa | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Zwa | 67 | 1,216 | / |
| Chwaja | 67 | 322 | / |
| Cwo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Cwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Qwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chweea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gcweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Czwasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cwa
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