Kwahou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Kwahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Kwahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwahou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwahou? popularity and diffusion
Kwahou is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwahou live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Kwahou is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 57 percent reside, West Region, where 37 percent reside and Far North Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwahou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwaho | 91 | 32 | / |
| Kwahue | 83 | 75 | / |
| Kwaheu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuahou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwahao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwao | 80 | 17,712 | / |
| Kwahuhe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwaouje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaho | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kwoua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gwahu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Qwahu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwaeo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwoju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwouo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwashoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbahou | 67 | 2,845 | / |
| Gqwahu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwajju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuohou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwouya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwaou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwauya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwhoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guahou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwau'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhwahu | 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 Kwahou
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