Karwah Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Karwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 150 | 1:29,390 | 2,840 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Karwah (62) may also be a first name.
Karwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karwah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Karwah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karwah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.
The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 29,390. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 36 percent live, Nimba County, where 35 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Karwah
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