Kwabena Surname

32,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwabena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwabena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana16,1401:1,674275
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England361:1,547,72466,012
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kwabena (98,791) may also be a first name.

Kwabena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwabena has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwabena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,570th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 446,049 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwabena live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwabena is also the 10,315th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 98,791 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 16,140 people, or 1 in 1,674. Apart from Ghana Kwabena occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kwabena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwabena surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Kwabena earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.24% less than the national average, earning $38,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwabiena9321/
Kwabeena934/
Kwabenah934/
Kwasbena931/
Kwabene86931/
Kwabina86914/
Kwabona8655/
Kwebena8636/
Kuabena8621/
Kwabeni8614/
Gwabena867/
Kwabana866/
Kuabiena801/
Kgwabana801/
Gwabeni712,257/
Quabena71279/
Kuebena71166/
Gwabene71115/
Kuabeno7121/
Kwavene7118/
Kwebana718/
Kwobina716/
Qwabeni715/
Kuabene714/
Kwebina711/
Gbabena711/
Cwabeni711/
Gwabana711/
Qwabana711/
Kgwebana6723/
Gcwabeni674/
Ncwabene674/
Gcwabana672/
Gqwabana672/
Gwabanai671/
Gwobenga671/
Gbabeina671/
Kuhabana671/
Kwabingi671/
Gwabhana671/

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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 Kwabena
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