Kuwasa Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Kuwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Japan | 33 | 1:3,874,069 | 36,135 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kuwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwasa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuwasa is the 1,581,912th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kuwasa reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Kuwasa is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwasha | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kauwasa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kuwasai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khuwasa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuwatsa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kouwassa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kuswahsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kushwasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khouwasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaza | 83 | 340 | / |
| Kiwasa | 83 | 125 | / |
| Kuwasi | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kowasa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kuwesa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kuwase | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kuwosa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kuvasa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kushwasha | 80 | 16 | / |
| Khuwaisah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kushwaisa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kushwahsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khouwassa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuwacha | 77 | 184 | / |
| Kiwasha | 77 | 122 | / |
| Kubassa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kuwasih | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kubasha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kuwassi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiwassa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuvasad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwasep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwatso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwotsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusvasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauwaso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuwajah | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kuwassih | 71 | 18 | / |
| Koubassa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kouvasas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kusvasha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiewausa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwassay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouwassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khubaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuvashah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuvesa | 67 | 318 | / |
| Kuvaza | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kowase | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kowasi | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kiwaza | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kuvasi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kubaša | 67 | 47 | / |
| Cubasa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kuweza | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kuweso | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khowassah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kushvasha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuwaci | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiwesa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kouvatsea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kowaso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kivasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwoso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kubaßa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubasy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kuwasa
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