Kwar Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
India3181:2,412,15577,882
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kwar (84) may also be a first name.

Kwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺭ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,827th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kwar are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 399,871. In Nigeria Kwar is most prevalent in: Benue, where 75 percent are found, Plateau, where 12 percent are found and Taraba, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Kwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwar are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kwar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 206.71% more than the national average, earning $132,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kware89358/
Khwar8984/
Kwaar8960/
Kwear894/
Kwhar894/
Kwarr892/
Kwatr891/
Kward891/
Kwair891/
Kwasr891/
Kwaire801,448/
Kgware80654/
Kwahar8084/
Khware805/
Kwayre803/
Kwaure802/
Khwahr801/
Khwair801/
Kwardt801/
Khwarh801/
Kuar7531,187/
Gwar751,083/
Kwor7543/
Cwar7524/
Kwaaire7322/
Kwahaar731/
Khwahar731/
Kuaar673,310/
Gware67474/
Kuare67136/
Ghwar67123/
Gwhar6714/
Khwaireh6711/
Kwort6711/
Kuarh678/
Gwear677/
Qware673/
Kkuar673/
Gwart673/
Kuarr672/
Kuayr672/
Qwahr671/
Kwoor671/
Kuatr671/
Kwore671/
Kgbar671/
Kweur671/
Quwar671/
Cware671/
Khwayreh671/
Cwart670/
Qwart670/

Kwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺭkwar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwar
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