Kahwa Surname
Approximately 15,093 people bear this surname
Kahwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,568 | 1:4,080 | 733 |
| Tanzania | 4,941 | 1:10,715 | 1,383 |
| Zimbabwe | 322 | 1:47,945 | 7,350 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kahwa (300) may also be a first name.
Kahwa Demographics
Average Kahwa Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahwa (Arabic: خوا) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,046th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 482,843 people. Kahwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 508,767th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 300 people.
The surname Kahwa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 9,568 people, or 1 in 4,080. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kabarole District, where 21 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 18 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Kahwa Last Name Statistics demography
Kahwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahwa in the Arabic language | ||
| خوا | khwa | - |
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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 Kahwa
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