Kwarah Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwarah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwarah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Kwarah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwarah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwarah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwarah is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Kwarah occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwarah reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Kwarah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Kwarah is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 79 percent reside, Kaduna, where 19 percent reside and Osun, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwara912,399/
Kwaera83117/
Nkwara83111/
Kwarai83109/
Kwarau8371/
Kwaira8346/
Gwarah8330/
Kwarra8329/
Kwasra8314/
Kwaray8311/
Kwarap835/
Kuarah832/
Kwarza831/
Kwaara831/
Kwuatra7781/
Nkwaira7732/
Kgwarai7725/
Quwarah775/
Kworach774/
Kwahara772/
Nkworah771/
Kwaurai771/
Kwarras771/
Kwaraat771/
Gwarzah771/
Kwairai771/
Gwara735,404/
Kwaro73386/
Kwera73335/
Kuara73190/
Kwora7312/
Qwara734/
Cwara734/
Ngwaraih716/
Kweiraha711/
Ngwaraha711/
Kwaraije711/
Qwaray674,825/
Gwaira67159/
Kweera67138/
Kwairo6764/
Gwaura6756/
Gwarai6728/
Gwarza6721/
Kuaray6715/
Kwareu6713/
Kuarap6710/
Kworau675/
Kuasra674/
Quwara674/
Guarah673/
Kwuora672/
Gwarau672/
Kuarat672/
Kuarai672/
Gwaray671/
Kweura671/
Qwarai671/
Kuarha671/
Kgbara671/
Kwarzo671/
Kwoura671/
Qwarea671/
Gwaara671/
Gwarra671/
Gwaroh671/
Gwerah671/
Gwarha671/
Cwerah671/
Qwarho671/
Qwarra671/

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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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  • 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 Kwarah
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