Kwamina Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwamina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwamina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Kwamina (2,912) may also be a first name.

Kwamina Last Name Facts

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

Kwamina is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwamina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 442,270th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwamina reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwamina is also the 134,577th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 2,912 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Kwamina Last Name Statistics demography

Kwamina earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwamena861,610/
Gwamina8634/
Qwamina866/
Kwemina862/
Kuamina861/
Kwomina861/
Nkuamina8021/
Gwaminah805/
Nkwamino804/
Kuamainga751/
Quamina711,182/
Gbamina7122/
Gwomina7121/
Kuemina717/
Kwemena711/
Guamina711/
Guaminga67710/
Nguamina674/
Kwamenou671/
Ngwamino671/
Kwameneu671/
Kouhoumina591/
Gbomina57107/
Kuemena574/
Guamino572/
Guomina571/
Quominah531/
Kuamenou531/
Gbamenai531/

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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 Kwamina
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