Cwama Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Cwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
Cwama Demographics
Average Cwama Salary in
South Africa
R 145,332
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Cwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cwama is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Cwama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cwama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cwama are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Cwama is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live.
Cwama Last Name Statistics demography
Cwama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.84% less than the national average, earning R 145,332 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwama | 91 | 61 | / |
| Ncwama | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ngcwama | 83 | 289 | / |
| Gwama | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Kwama | 80 | 650 | / |
| Cuama | 80 | 343 | / |
| Zwama | 80 | 232 | / |
| Cwami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qwama | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cwoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwaimah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cuamea | 73 | 515 | / |
| Gwamma | 73 | 212 | / |
| Kwauma | 73 | 158 | / |
| Chuama | 73 | 85 | / |
| Gweama | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kwamah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kwaima | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kwamai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Chwamy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chwami | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kwamma | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kwamha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Cuamah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Khwama | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cuamay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cuamas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwamai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cvhama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwasma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncwame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamah | 67 | 211 | / |
| Cuamayt | 67 | 177 | / |
| Cuatmas | 67 | 156 | / |
| Cuamait | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ngwaama | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ngcwamo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngcwame | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khwayma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwasmay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwamahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhamat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwasmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chswamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ch'wame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahama | 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 Cwama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis