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 last name Kwaha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kwaha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 639,219th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwaha reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 140 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 419,770. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 82 percent live, Kaduna, where 9 percent live and Borno, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis