Guah Surname

209,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Guah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,8651:2,364309
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Guah (112) may also be a first name.

Guah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guah (Bengali: গুহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guah? popularity and diffusion

Guah is the 209,351st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,691,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Guah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Guah is also the 885,979th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 112 people.

Guah is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,865 people, or 1 in 2,364. In Liberia Guah is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 41 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 29 percent live and Montserrado County, where 18 percent live. Barring Liberia it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Guah Last Name Statistics demography

Guah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguah89721/
Guath8947/
Gueah8942/
Guaha8920/
Guahy893/
Guahe892/
Guaih892/
Guadh891/
Guaah891/
Gua8612,963/
Guasch805,703/
N'Guah804/
Guaich804/
Guasth801/
Guasph801/
Guayth801/
Guaush801/
Guay7525,151/
Quah758,057/
Guea751,202/
Guai75619/
Gwah75400/
Ghua75252/
Guoh7586/
Guau7548/
Gvah7517/
Cuah759/
Guaa758/
Guaj754/
Cgua753/
Gwua753/
Gkua751/
Hgua751/
Geesuah7329/
Gouhaih731/
Geekuah731/
Guhaysh731/
Quach67177,653/
Guasp671,234/
Quash67621/
Gwaha67329/
Nggua67281/
Guoth67274/
Gouho67270/
Guoha67162/
Gouha67140/
Guazz6798/
Guohe6763/
G'Bah6743/
Ghuas6736/
Quahs6730/
Gbouh6723/
Quahe6722/
Quaih6718/
Nguoh6718/
Gbaih6714/
Guouh6713/
Ghuaa679/
Guaux679/
Quwah679/
Guaad677/
Gueih677/
Gouea676/
Quaah675/
Quaha675/
Ngwua675/
Guhoh674/
Guatt673/
Guauz673/
Gueau673/
Guaiz673/
Gwath673/
Guhaj673/
Guait673/
Guhoy672/
Guhou672/
Guhod672/
Kuhah672/
Nghua672/
Gguha672/
Ghuoh672/
Guooh671/
Quaht671/
Quaph671/
Kuajh671/
Guhos671/
Gwahd671/
Guats671/
Gwaih671/
Kwgah671/
Gwuea671/
Gggua671/
Nguau671/
Guayt671/
Guohy671/
Ghuap671/
Kguoa671/
Quahy670/

Guah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guah in the Bengali language
গুহguha-
Guah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah71.43
ﺃﻛﺎﻩakah7.14
ﺃﻗﺎﻩaqah7.14
ﻗﺎﻩqah7.14
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻩalkah7.14

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guah
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