Gwah Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2401:18,3691,865
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gwah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwah occurs most in Liberia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 726,304th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwah live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 18,369. In Liberia Gwah is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent reside, Nimba County, where 22 percent reside and Maryland County, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaha89329/
Gwath893/
Gwaih891/
Gwahd891/
Gwa862,405/
Ngwaah8050/
Ghwhah8011/
Ngweah802/
Gwaaah802/
Ghwash801/
Ngwaih801/
Nngwah801/
Gwatch801/
Kgwaha801/
Gwahad801/
Gwau752,574/
Gwai752,368/
Guah751,974/
Kwah75962/
Gwaa75115/
Gwaj7587/
Qwah7568/
Gwea7564/
Gway7551/
Gqwa7535/
Gvah7517/
Gwwa756/
Gwoh755/
Cwah753/
Ghwa753/
Gwua753/
Gwga752/
Gwha752/
Cgwa751/
Kgwa751/
Ggwa751/
Hgwa751/
Gcwa751/
Ghwaith73242/
Gwaahay732/
Ghwaish731/
Kwaah672,041/
Nguah67721/
Kwaha67476/
Cwach67108/
Guath6747/
Kweah6745/
G'Bah6743/
Gueah6742/
Guaha6720/
Kwahs6720/
Gwhad6718/
Gwaai6717/
Gbaih6714/
Gweih6714/
Geewa6714/
Kwahu6711/
N'Gwa6710/
Gwaid6710/
Quwah679/
Gwaay678/
Gwadz677/
Kwath676/
Gwatd676/
Gwiea675/
Ngwua675/
Gwaad674/
Guahy673/
Qwaih673/
Guahe672/
Nhgwa672/
Gwaiz672/
Guaih672/
Cwaha672/
Guaah671/
Cwath671/
Guadh671/
Gwast671/
Gwead671/
Kwaih671/
Kwgah671/
Gwuea671/
Gwait671/
Gwadd671/
Ngqwa671/
Kgwai671/
Ghwaj671/
Gwhga671/
Gweau671/

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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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  • 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 Gwah
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