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 is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwahou? popularity and diffusion
Kwahou is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Kwahou is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwahou are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent 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. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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