Kuah Surname

173,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,3351:22,0932,024
Singapore6031:9,134495
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Liberia971:45,4494,110
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Australia281:964,13257,058
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kuah (244) may also be a first name.

Kuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuah (Hindi: कूाह) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,414th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,940,898 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kuah are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kuah is also the 571,890th most widespread first name globally, held by 244 people.

The last name Kuah is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,335 people, or 1 in 22,093. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 30 percent reside, Perak, where 16 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 12 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Kuah exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Kuah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuah last name increased 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuah last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Kuah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.31% more than the national average, earning $60,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouah89928/
Kuaha89704/
Khuah8937/
Kuauh894/
Kuhah892/
Kauah891/
Keuah891/
Kouahe80171/
Kuhaha80155/
Khouah8035/
Kouaha8024/
Kujiah8011/
Kouahy804/
Kujjah802/
Kouaah801/
Kouhah801/
Kauach801/
Khuhah801/
Kuuach801/
Kuhadh801/
Kuyyah801/
Koua7536,051/
Kuha752,298/
Kuoh752,139/
Kaua75893/
Kuho7558/
Keua7536/
Kuľa7534/
Kuňa7521/
Kuua758/
Kuđa752/
Ku'a751/
Kuuahee7365/
Kouahie7313/
Kouaich7310/
Khujjah733/
Khouahe732/
Khujiah731/
Kuhaish731/
Kouatch731/
Kouai672,650/
Kouoh671,154/
Khuha671,017/
Kouho67861/
Kuhai67826/
Kouay67391/
Kuľha67326/
Kuhot67246/
Kuiya67228/
Kouha67221/
Kahua67137/
Khoua67114/
Kauho6793/
Kuhei6788/
Kauai6778/
Kuheu6760/
Kuhau6759/
Kuyya6758/
Kujja6750/
Kauha6749/
Kuhey6748/
Kujha6740/
Kuhay6739/
Kuhač6739/
Kuyja6732/
Keuho6728/
Khaua6714/
Kauaz6713/
Kauay6711/
Kauua679/
Kuija678/
Kauaa677/
Kuyia676/
Kouaa675/
Kohua675/
Kouap674/
Kuhod674/
Kheua673/
Kauau673/
Kuĺha673/
Kuhać673/
Kujia672/
Keuai672/
Kouhaich671/
Kahuo671/
Kuhgo671/
Kuhoi671/
Kuhaj671/
Kouoa671/
Kauoh671/
Kuhos671/
Kouaï671/
Kouau671/
Khuho671/
Keuat671/
Keuea671/

Kuah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuah in the Hindi language
कूाहkuaha-

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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 Kuah
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