Kwach Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Kwach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 359 | 1:128,635 | 10,601 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kwach (25) may also be a first name.
Kwach Demographics
Kwach Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwach is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 717,442nd most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwach live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kwach is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 128,635. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 57 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 32 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Kwach exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and South Sudan, where 4 percent reside.
Kwach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwache | 91 | 474 | / |
| Kwatch | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kwac | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kwatche | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nkwaach | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwatsch | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuach | 80 | 19,819 | / |
| Gwach | 80 | 1,293 | / |
| Kwacz | 80 | 348 | / |
| Cwach | 80 | 108 | / |
| Kwech | 80 | 61 | / |
| Kwoch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwatzsch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kwahhe | 73 | 193 | / |
| Kwakhe | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gwache | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kuache | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwoche | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kuaach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuac | 67 | 3,597 | / |
| Kuatche | 67 | 230 | / |
| Kwaszcz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kwoc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwatshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwac | 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 Kwach
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