Kwaima Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kwaima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kwaima (13) may also be a first name.
Kwaima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwaima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﻢ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kwaima.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kwaima is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Kwaima reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 95 percent reside and Plateau, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kwaima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwaima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﻢ | akwym | - |
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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 Kwaima
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