Kwarya Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwarya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwarya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwarya (15) may also be a first name.

Kwarya Last Name Facts

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

Kwarya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kwarya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwarya? popularity and diffusion

Kwarya is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Kwarya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwarya are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Kwarya is most common in: Gombe, where 85 percent live, Zamfara, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaria8343/
Gwarya8336/
Kuarya832/
Kwarija77539/
Kwaeria7719/
Kwarjai777/
Kgwaria771/
Gwairya771/
Kwarjey771/
Kwariah771/
Kweirya771/
Kwaraija715/
Kwarijja714/
Kwareija712/
Gwaraiya711/
Gwaryo6713/
Kuaria677/
Cuarya677/
Kwario676/
Gwaria674/
Qwarea671/
Kworyo671/
Gbarya671/

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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 Kwarya
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