Kwas Surname

171,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,7711:21,4623,229
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Israel1181:72,5228,891
Canada681:541,84745,466
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Argentina581:736,95549,943
France271:2,460,101186,232
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Austria151:567,69652,281
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Kwaś (1) are calculated separately.

Kwas (36) may also be a first name.

Kwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwas is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kwaś. Click here for further potential spellings of Kwas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,691st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,906,879 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Kwas live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

Kwas is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 21,462. Outside of Poland it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Kwas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwas are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Kwas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $53,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $45,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaś921/
Kwast891,732/
Khwas89285/
Kwase89169/
Kwash89152/
Kwass8997/
Nkwas8922/
Kwahs8920/
Kwasz895/
Kwaus893/
Kwais892/
Kwashe8086/
Khwais8038/
Kgwase8036/
Nkwash8021/
Khwaas804/
Kwhais803/
Kwasse803/
Kwatsh801/
Khwase801/
Kwaise801/
Khwass801/
Nkwass801/
Kwahas801/
Kuas75779/
Gwas75375/
Kwos7523/
Kwaß7516/
Qwas7511/
Kwaz751/
Kwazshe7312/
Kwautse736/
Kwatsch734/
Kwashse731/
Kwatshe731/
Kwaishe731/
Qwase67580/
Kuash67145/
Gwase6779/
Gwash6771/
Kweis6769/
Kwaaz6739/
Quwas6735/
Khwaz6726/
Kwace6720/
Kuase6716/
Kwoos6714/
Qwais6714/
Qwast6712/
Ghwas676/
Kuast676/
Kwaiz674/
Cwass674/
Kwost673/
Kwosh672/
Hkwaz671/
Kuass671/
Kwazt671/
Kwazp671/
Kuaas671/
Kwassowa671/
Gwast671/
Kwahatse671/
Kwahashe671/
Ngwas671/
Kuasz671/
Kwatz671/
Kweus671/

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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 Kwas
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