Kwakwa Surname

91,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,6321:10,2661,368
South Africa1,7931:30,2163,891
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
England561:994,96549,531
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kwakwa (121) may also be a first name.

Kwakwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kwakwa is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwakwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,308th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,389,692 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwakwa reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequent first name globally, held by 121 people.

The surname Kwakwa is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,632 people, or 1 in 10,266. Without taking into account Ghana Kwakwa exists in 26 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Kwakwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwakwa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Kwakwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.89% less than the national average, earning R 161,844 per year and in United States they earn 37.22% more than the national average, earning $59,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwakwai9218/
Kwakwah928/
Kwakhwa926/
Kwakwwa921/
Kwajkwa921/
Kwatkwa921/
Kgwakgwa86331/
Khwakhwa86187/
Kwakwaya8614/
Kwaikwai8614/
Kwakkwai862/
Nkwaakwa862/
Kwaykway861/
Kwakwahe861/
Kwankwai861/
Kwakwaja861/
Gwakwa83152/
Kwakwi8332/
Qwakwa835/
Kwakwo834/
Kwagwa832/
Kuakwa831/
Kwakwe831/
Kwaankway805/
Khwakhwai801/
Kwaghwa77137/
Nkwakwo7719/
Kwankua7712/
Kwankwo778/
Kwagwua774/
Kwaggwa772/
Kwakuea772/
Kwaigwa772/
Kwagwah771/
Kwaikwi771/
Kwakuha771/
Nkwagwa771/
Kgwagwa771/
Kgwakwe771/
Khwakkhwai7530/
Khwaikhwai751/
Kgwaakgwaa751/
Kgwakgwe71240/
Kwankuea7160/
Nkwangwa7120/
Kwaghwua7110/
Kwagwaha712/
Kwaungwa711/
Kgwahgwa711/
Ng'wakwa711/
Kwaang'kway711/
Gwakwaya711/
Gwagwa671,914/
Kwokwo67764/
Gwakwe67265/
Qwaqwa67156/
Kuakua67153/
Kwagwi67134/
Kwegwa6723/
Kwagwo6711/
Cwacwa673/
Kwokwi673/
Cwagwa672/
Nkwaingwa671/
Kwagwe671/
Kwokwe671/
Kuakwe671/
Kwangwaai671/
Kgwaakgwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwakwa
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