Kwa Surname
Approximately 8,693 people bear this surname
Kwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 4,203 | 1:1,310 | 162 |
| Cameroon | 947 | 1:21,931 | 2,997 |
| Malaysia | 819 | 1:36,012 | 2,997 |
| Indonesia | 544 | 1:243,105 | 22,310 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Nigeria | 319 | 1:555,306 | 27,054 |
| United States | 244 | 1:1,485,487 | 101,350 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Taiwan | 76 | 1:308,484 | 2,493 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Kwa (3,943) may also be a first name.
Kwa Demographics
Average Kwa Salary in
United States
$55,587 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwa (Arabic: كوا) is more commonly found in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,206th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 838,323 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kwa live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Kwa is also the 111,435th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 3,943 people.
The surname Kwa is most frequent in Singapore, where it is borne by 4,203 people, or 1 in 1,310. Outside of Singapore this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.
Kwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kwa surname are 9.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.26% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.65% less than the national average, earning R 152,916 per year; in United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.52% more than the national average, earning $65,341 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kway | 86 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 86 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwaa | 86 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwah | 86 | 962 | / |
| Khwa | 86 | 68 | / |
| Kwau | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kwaj | 86 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kwaß | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kwua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kwoa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kkwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaś | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaah | 75 | 2,041 | / |
| Kwast | 75 | 1,732 | / |
| Kwaha | 75 | 476 | / |
| Nkwaj | 75 | 56 | / |
| Kweah | 75 | 45 | / |
| Kwaaz | 75 | 39 | / |
| Nkwua | 75 | 36 | / |
| Kwapp | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kwaai | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kwahs | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kwahu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kwath | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kwasz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kwaiz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khwah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kwwat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khwai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qukwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwhad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khway | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwaij | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwhea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwa'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwazp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwgah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwazt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkwaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcwat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kua | 67 | 13,957 | / |
| Gwa | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Kwe | 67 | 1,604 | / |
| Kwi | 67 | 734 | / |
| Kwo | 67 | 718 | / |
| Kwahay | 67 | 258 | / |
| Kwahhe | 67 | 193 | / |
| Kwahai | 67 | 90 | / |
| Cwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kwa'ai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwajje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwahaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwhead | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nqukwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwajh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwhais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwheat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
Kwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwa in the Arabic language | ||
| كوا | kwa | - |
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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
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- 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 Kwa
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