Gwah Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Gwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 240 | 1:18,369 | 1,865 |
| Cameroon | 95 | 1:218,622 | 22,080 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwah is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 726,304th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwah live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 18,369. In Liberia Gwah is most common in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent live, Nimba County, where 22 percent live and Maryland County, where 21 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaha | 89 | 329 | / |
| Gwath | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gwaih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwahd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwa | 86 | 2,405 | / |
| Ngwaah | 80 | 50 | / |
| Ghwhah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ngweah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwaaah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghwash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nngwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwatch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwahad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwau | 75 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 75 | 2,368 | / |
| Guah | 75 | 1,974 | / |
| Kwah | 75 | 962 | / |
| Gwaa | 75 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 75 | 87 | / |
| Qwah | 75 | 68 | / |
| Gwea | 75 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 75 | 51 | / |
| Gqwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gvah | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gwwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gwoh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cwah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaith | 73 | 242 | / |
| Gwaahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghwaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaah | 67 | 2,041 | / |
| Nguah | 67 | 721 | / |
| Kwaha | 67 | 476 | / |
| Cwach | 67 | 108 | / |
| Guath | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kweah | 67 | 45 | / |
| G'Bah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gueah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Guaha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kwahs | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gwhad | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gwaai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbaih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gweih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Geewa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwaid | 67 | 10 | / |
| Quwah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwaay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwadz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwath | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwatd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwaad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guahy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweau | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwah
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