Kwaa Surname

230,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kwaa (47) may also be a first name.

Kwaa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwaa occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,851st most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,159,558 people. Kwaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kwaa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 47 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Aside from Ghana Kwaa occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Kwaa Last Name Statistics demography

Kwaa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaah892,041/
Kwaya891,320/
Kwaha89476/
Kwaja89323/
Kwaaz8939/
Kwaai8925/
Kwaia8912/
Kwaat891/
Kwa868,693/
Kwahay80258/
Kwahai8090/
Kwajah8034/
Kwayah8021/
Kwa'ai8019/
Kwahaa809/
Kwahia804/
Nkwaha804/
Nkwaja804/
Kwhaja802/
Kwaaya802/
Kwaiha801/
Kwahea801/
Kwaaye801/
Kwoaya801/
Kwai'a801/
Nkwa'a801/
Kwahas801/
Kwahha801/
Kgwaha801/
Kway754,033/
Kwai752,617/
Kwah75962/
Gwaa75115/
Khwa7568/
Kwau7545/
Kwaj7544/
Kwea7525/
Kwaß7516/
Kuaa759/
Cwaa759/
Kwua757/
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Qwaa753/
Kwha751/
Hkwa751/
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Ckwa751/
Kgwa751/
Kcwa751/
Kwahaja731/
Nkwuaha731/
Kwujaja731/
Kwayaha731/
Kwayaja731/
Kwaji675,123/
Kwayu673,700/
Kwast671,732/
Kweya671,525/
Gwaya67981/
Kwayi67448/
Kwiya67404/
Kuaya67376/
Kweja67350/
Kwaye67338/
Kwaje67338/
Gwaja67333/
Gwaha67329/
Kwawe67289/
Kwayo67109/
Kweha6757/
Nkwaj6756/
Kweah6745/
Nkwua6736/
Kwapp6729/
Kwaju6721/
Kwahs6720/
Kuaja6717/
Gwaai6717/
Kwahu6711/
Kwaie679/
Gwaay678/
Kuaia678/
Kwath676/
Kuaau676/
Kwaiy675/
Kwajo675/
Kwasz675/
Khwah674/
Kwaii674/
Cwaai674/
Kwaiz674/
Gwaad674/
Khwai673/
Kwwat673/
Kwija673/
Qwaia673/
Kwhad672/
Khway672/
Kuaai672/
Cwaha672/
Kwaij672/
Cwaja672/
Qukwa672/
Kcwat671/
Kwoya671/
Kuaas671/
Kuaat671/
Hkwaz671/
Kwhea671/
Kwaih671/
Kwgah671/
Kwuja671/
Kwuha671/
Kwatz671/
Kwaue671/
Kwéya671/
Kwa'e671/
Kwassowa671/
Qwa'a671/
Cwaia671/
Kwwai671/
Kweia671/
Kgwai671/
Qwaya671/
Kwazp671/
Kwazt671/
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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 Kwaa
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