Kuwaa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kuwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kuwaa (12) may also be a first name.
Kuwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwaa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwaa? popularity and diffusion
Kuwaa is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Kuwaa is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kuwaa live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Kuwaa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 80 percent reside and Adamawa, where 20 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Kuwaa
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