Kwasima Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kwasima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwasima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kwasima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwasima is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwasima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwasima are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 64 percent are found and Ogun, where 29 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwashima938/
Kwasiema931/
Kwesima8652/
Gwasima8611/
Kwasimi864/
Kuasima864/
Kwazima861/
Kwagima861/
Kwassimi8010/
Nkwazima808/
Kwashema802/
Kwadzima801/
Gwatsima801/
Kwassema801/
Kwadjima801/
Gwashima801/
Kuashima801/
Kwazema71104/
Gwajima7193/
Gwazima7151/
Kuazima714/
Quasima712/
Gwagima711/
Kuajima711/
Kwassehema711/
Kwazimo711/
Gbashima6756/
Guashima676/
Kweshema674/
Nkwozima673/
Guassima672/
Kuassimi671/
Kwatseme671/
Kwachimi671/

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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 Kwasima
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