Kwaha Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Kwaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 422 | 1:419,770 | 21,772 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kwaha (140) may also be a first name.
Kwaha Demographics
Average Kwaha Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwaha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaha? popularity and diffusion
Kwaha is the 639,219th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname Kwaha occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwaha reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwaha is also the 781,395th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 140 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 419,770. In Nigeria Kwaha is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 82 percent reside, Kaduna, where 9 percent reside and Borno, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Kwaha Last Name Statistics demography
Kwaha earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwahay | 91 | 258 | / |
| Kwahai | 91 | 90 | / |
| Kwahaa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nkwaha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kgwaha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwahas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaa | 89 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwah | 89 | 962 | / |
| Kwha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaah | 80 | 2,041 | / |
| Gwaha | 80 | 329 | / |
| Kweah | 80 | 45 | / |
| Kwaaz | 80 | 39 | / |
| Kwaai | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kwahs | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kwahu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kwath | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cwaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwhad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwgah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwa | 75 | 8,693 | / |
| Kwahhe | 73 | 193 | / |
| Kuhaha | 73 | 155 | / |
| Kwa'ai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kwhais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuahat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweahd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwahad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwoh | 67 | 552 | / |
| Gwah | 67 | 400 | / |
| Gwaa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Qwah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kwau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwaß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kuaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwatsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaahay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckwa | 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 Kwaha
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