Kwakwa Surname
Approximately 5,244 people bear this surname
Kwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,632 | 1:10,266 | 1,368 |
| South Africa | 1,793 | 1:30,216 | 3,891 |
| DR Congo | 527 | 1:140,189 | 14,872 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kwakwa (121) may also be a first name.
Kwakwa Demographics
Average Kwakwa Salary in
United States
$59,211 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwakwai | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kwakwah | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kwakhwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kwakwwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwajkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwatkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwa | 86 | 331 | / |
| Khwakhwa | 86 | 187 | / |
| Kwakwaya | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kwaikwai | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kwakkwai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaakwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwaykway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwakwahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwankwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwakwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwa | 83 | 152 | / |
| Kwakwi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Qwakwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwakwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kuakwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwakwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaankway | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khwakhwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghwa | 77 | 137 | / |
| Nkwakwo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kwankua | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kwankwo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kwagwua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwaggwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwakuea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwaigwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwagwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaikwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwakuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khwakkhwai | 75 | 30 | / |
| Khwaikhwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwe | 71 | 240 | / |
| Kwankuea | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nkwangwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kwaghwua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kwagwaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwaungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaang'kway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwa | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Kwokwo | 67 | 764 | / |
| Gwakwe | 67 | 265 | / |
| Qwaqwa | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kuakua | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kwagwi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kwegwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kwagwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cwacwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwokwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwe | 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 Kwakwa
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