Kwara Surname

178,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Nigeria5951:297,71916,649
Kenya2321:199,05114,565
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Niger381:505,05313,208
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kwara (529) may also be a first name.

Kwara Last Name Facts

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

Kwara (Hindi: क्वारा, Oriya: ାରା) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,121st most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwara are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 366,789th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 529 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Barring Ghana Kwara is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Kwara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kwara surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kwara surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kwara earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaera91117/
Nkwara91111/
Kwarai91109/
Kwarah91107/
Kwarau9171/
Kwaira9146/
Kwarra9129/
Kwasra9114/
Kwaray9111/
Kwarap915/
Khwara913/
Kwarza911/
Kwaara911/
Kwuatra8381/
Nkwaira8332/
Kgwarai8325/
Khwarai8311/
Kwahara832/
Kwaraia832/
Kwarras831/
Kwaurai831/
Kwairai831/
Kwaraat831/
Kwaraya831/
Khwaray831/
Gwara805,404/
Kwari801,554/
Kwaro80386/
Kware80358/
Kwera80335/
Kwary80235/
Kuara80190/
Kwora8012/
Cwara804/
Qwara804/
Kwaré801/
Kwaraije771/
Qwaray734,825/
Kwaire731,448/
Kgware73654/
Gwaira73159/
Kweera73138/
Kwairi73118/
Kwairo7364/
Gwaura7356/
Gwarah7330/
Kwarje7328/
Gwarai7328/
Gwarza7321/
Kwarii7318/
Kuaray7315/
Kwareu7313/
Kuarap7310/
Kwarui737/
Kwarie736/
Kworau735/
Kuasra734/
Quwara734/
Kwareh734/
Qhwara734/
Kwayre733/
Kwarge733/
Kwaure732/
Kuarah732/
Kwuora732/
Gwarau732/
Kwarry732/
Kuarai732/
Kuarat732/
Qwarai731/
Kwaari731/
Kwairy731/
Kweura731/
Gwaray731/
Kgbara731/
Kwarzo731/
Kwoura731/
Kwhari731/
Kwasry731/
Qwarea731/
Gwaara731/
Gwarra731/
Gwarha731/
Kwuari731/
Kwarep731/
Qwarra731/
Kuarha731/
Gwahara6731/
Kwaaire6722/
Gwahura6717/
Kwarije6717/
Kwayrou6711/
Ngwaira6710/
Kwarich676/
Kwairou676/
Kwarrie676/
Quwarah675/
Kwairit674/
Kworach674/
Ngwarha674/
Kwaryhe674/
Kouhara672/
K'Wairi671/
Kwairry671/
Kwarrij671/
Kuharai671/
Nkworah671/
Kwarzee671/
Kwairoi671/
Kwaitro671/
Kwarisz671/
Nkgware671/
Gwarhay671/
Nqwarha671/
Ngqwara671/
Gwarzah671/
Kwaresh671/
Kwatrii671/
Kweeraj671/
Kwaarit671/
Kuaraup671/

Kwara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwara in the Oriya language
ାରାara-
Kwara in the Hindi language
क्वाराkvara66.67
क्वांराkvanra16.67
क्वाॅराkvaera16.67

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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 Kwara
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