Kwah Surname
Approximately 962 people bear this surname
Kwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 513 | 1:40,486 | 5,405 |
| Singapore | 175 | 1:31,473 | 1,173 |
| Liberia | 120 | 1:36,738 | 3,403 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kwah (109) may also be a first name.
Kwah Demographics
Average Kwah Salary in
United States
$39,493 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaah | 89 | 2,041 | / |
| Kwaha | 89 | 476 | / |
| Kweah | 89 | 45 | / |
| Kwahs | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kwahu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Kwath | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kwgah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwa | 86 | 8,693 | / |
| Kwahay | 80 | 258 | / |
| Kwahhe | 80 | 193 | / |
| Kwahai | 80 | 90 | / |
| Kwahaa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nkwaha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kgwaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwahas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwahie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwatht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweahd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kway | 75 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 75 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwaa | 75 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwoh | 75 | 552 | / |
| Gwah | 75 | 400 | / |
| Qwah | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kwau | 75 | 45 | / |
| Kwaj | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kwaß | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kwua | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kwoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kkwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cwah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kcwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwast | 67 | 1,732 | / |
| Gwaha | 67 | 329 | / |
| Cwach | 67 | 108 | / |
| Nkwaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kwaaz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nkwua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kwapp | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kwaai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kweih | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quwah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwasz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwoch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwhad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwa'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazt | 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
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- 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 Kwah
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