Kwah Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5131:40,4865,405
Singapore1751:31,4731,173
Liberia1201:36,7383,403
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwah (109) may also be a first name.

Kwah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwah is the 372,836th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kwah are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 109 people.

Kwah is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 40,486. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 56 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 18 percent are found and Liberia, where 12 percent are found.

Kwah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwah surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Kwah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $39,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaah892,041/
Kwaha89476/
Kweah8945/
Kwahs8920/
Kwahu8911/
Kwath896/
Kwgah891/
Kwaih891/
Kwa868,693/
Kwahay80258/
Kwahhe80193/
Kwahai8090/
Kwahaa809/
Nkwaha804/
Kgwaha801/
Kwahha801/
Kwahas801/
Kwahie801/
Kwatsh801/
Kwatht801/
Kweahd801/
Kway754,033/
Kwai752,617/
Kwaa751,752/
Kwoh75552/
Gwah75400/
Qwah7568/
Kwau7545/
Kwaj7544/
Kwea7525/
Kwaß7516/
Kwua757/
Kwoa754/
Kkwa753/
Cwah753/
Kcwa751/
Kwaś751/
Kgwa751/
Ckwa751/
Kwha751/
Hkwa751/
Kwatsch734/
Nkwuaha731/
Kwahaja731/
Kwast671,732/
Gwaha67329/
Cwach67108/
Nkwaj6756/
Kwaaz6739/
Nkwua6736/
Kwapp6729/
Kwaai6725/
Kweih6712/
Quwah679/
Kwasz675/
Kwaiz674/
Gwath673/
Qwaih673/
Kwwat673/
Cwaha672/
Kwoch672/
Kwosh672/
Kwaij672/
Kuhah672/
Kwhad672/
Qukwa672/
Kcwat671/
Kwaat671/
Kuajh671/
Hkwaz671/
Kwuha671/
Cwath671/
Gwahd671/
Kwuoh671/
Gwaih671/
Kwhea671/
Kwatz671/
Kwa'e671/
Kwwai671/
Kgwai671/
Kwazp671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwah
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