Kwama Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Kwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwama (153) may also be a first name.
Kwama Demographics
Kwama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwama occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 504,985th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwama are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwama is also the 743,570th most numerous first name in the world, held by 153 people.
The surname Kwama is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Other than The DR Congo Kwama occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Kwama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kwama last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwauma | 91 | 158 | / |
| Kwamah | 91 | 38 | / |
| Kwaima | 91 | 29 | / |
| Kwamai | 91 | 22 | / |
| Kwamma | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kwamha | 91 | 13 | / |
| Khwama | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nkwamah | 83 | 211 | / |
| Khwayma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwahama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaamma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwuamah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwame | 80 | 55,278 | / |
| Kwami | 80 | 8,024 | / |
| Gwama | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Kuama | 80 | 949 | / |
| Kwoma | 80 | 624 | / |
| Kwamo | 80 | 326 | / |
| Kwema | 80 | 180 | / |
| Cwama | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kwamy | 80 | 27 | / |
| Qwama | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwamé | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khwammai | 77 | 71 | / |
| Khwaymay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwaimais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwamou | 73 | 564 | / |
| Gwamma | 73 | 212 | / |
| Nkwamo | 73 | 175 | / |
| Nkuama | 73 | 146 | / |
| Kwamie | 73 | 90 | / |
| Kwameh | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kuamas | 73 | 48 | / |
| Gweama | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kwamme | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kwemah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kwamee | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kuamga | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kuamai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwamei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwaimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ncwama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwamai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwuoma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwames | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwasma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwomah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwama | 67 | 289 | / |
| Kwahmie | 67 | 163 | / |
| Nkwamou | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ngwaama | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khweima | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kweamie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkwomah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwemaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwamahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwasmay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuamaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngkuama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuamgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwasmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwammie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahmeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamme | 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
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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 Kwama
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