Kwaan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kwaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kwaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwaan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaan? popularity and diffusion

Kwaan is the 2,312,869th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Kwaan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 35 percent of Kwaan are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Kwaan is mostly found in: California, where 45 percent are found, Illinois, where 30 percent are found and Minnesota, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Kwaan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kwaan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.28% more than the national average, earning R 357,132 per year and in United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaain915/
Khwaan911/
Kwaane911/
Kwahan911/
Kwan89126,241/
Khwahan832/
Kwaa'ng831/
Kwane80342/
Kwain80143/
Khwan8096/
Kwuan8029/
Kwaun8011/
Kuaan805/
Kwanc803/
Ckwan803/
Kwean801/
Kwaam801/
Kwann801/
Kwaateng771/
Khwane73225/
Kwaine73163/
Kgwane7388/
Kwandt7330/
Kwaham733/
Kwayne733/
Hkhwan732/
Khwann732/
Kwanne732/
Kwanhk732/
Kuaang731/
Kwahnd731/
Kwasne731/
Cwahan731/
Nkwann731/
Kweang731/
Kweane731/
Kwahne731/
Kuaane731/
Kwhane731/
Qwaang731/
Khwean731/
Kwon67834,863/
Kuan6730,507/
Gwan672,087/
Kwaisin67179/
Kwangue6756/
Qwan6730/
Kwassen6718/
Cwan6717/
Ngwahan675/
Kuhahan671/
Gwahane671/
Kwaiten671/
Khwhanh671/

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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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  • 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 Kwaan
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