Kwada Surname
Approximately 5,530 people bear this surname
Kwada Surname Definition:
Kwada is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: night has fallen.
Kwada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,829 | 1:46,263 | 3,594 |
| Cameroon | 866 | 1:23,983 | 3,243 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kwada (2,960) may also be a first name.
Kwada Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kwada is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: night has fallen.
Kwada Demographics
Average Kwada Salary in
South Africa
R 63,300
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kwada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwada (Oriya: ାଡା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kwada click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwada? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 87,055th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,317,820 people. The last name Kwada occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwada reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwada is also the 133,229th most widely held first name globally It is held by 2,960 people.
The surname Kwada is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,829 people, or 1 in 46,263. In Nigeria Kwada is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 73 percent live, Borno, where 8 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Kwada Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kwada last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
Kwada earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.36% less than the national average, earning R 63,300 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kwada Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwada in the Oriya language | ||
| ାଡା | ada | - |
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Footnotes
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