Kwaria Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kwaria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Kwaria (13) may also be a first name.

Kwaria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwaria is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaria? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kwaria are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The last name Kwaria is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Kwaria is most common in: Kogi, where 58 percent live, Borno, where 37 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Kwaria occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwarija92539/
Kwaeria9219/
Kgwaria921/
Kwariah921/
Kwaraija865/
Kwarijja864/
Kwareija862/
Kwarya8348/
Kuaria837/
Kwario836/
Gwaria834/
Kweria831/
Kwarjai777/
Gwaraiya711/
Kouharia711/
Kworio6764/
Gwarya6736/
Quaria6711/
Guaria678/
Gvaria673/
Kuarya672/
Gwario671/
Qwarea671/

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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 Kwaria
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