Kwaso Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kwaso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1991:890,16538,757
Uganda1161:336,54622,436
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kwaso (29) may also be a first name.

Kwaso Last Name Facts

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

Kwaso is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 775,315th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kwaso live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwaso is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 890,165. In Nigeria Kwaso is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 29 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found and Plateau, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Kwaso Last Name Statistics demography

Kwaso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.45% less than the national average, earning R 91,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwasho919/
Kwaaso915/
Kwasso914/
Kwasop914/
Kwasou913/
Khwaso911/
Kwasio911/
Khwasho8347/
Kwahaso8313/
Kwassou839/
Kwaisso836/
Nkwasho832/
Kgwasho831/
Kwasa80780/
Kwazo80745/
Kuaso8036/
Kweso8031/
Gwaso8020/
Kwoso807/
Cwaso806/
Kwadjo731,069/
Kwasha73218/
Kwasia7396/
Ngwaso7390/
Kwaisa7374/
Khwasa7346/
Kwasza7343/
Kwassa7335/
Kgwasa7325/
Kkwasa7320/
Gwasoa7311/
Kwazzo7310/
Gwatso739/
Gwasho739/
Kwasaa739/
Kwesso737/
Gwasuo736/
Kwazou732/
Ncwaso732/
Kwajou731/
Kwesio731/
Kwasaz731/
Kwaseu731/
Kuasou731/
Kuasso731/
Qwasho731/
Gwasou731/
Kwasah731/
Kwazoh731/
Kwarzo731/
Kwazoo731/
Gwasco731/
Gwauso731/
Kwuiso731/
Kwasseu6755/
Gqwasho6717/
Kgwasha6715/
Khwasha6710/
Kwaisha678/
Kwhasha678/
Kwascha675/
Kwachot675/
Ngwasoh674/
Kwuasha672/
Kwaissa672/
Kuashoa671/
Ngwayso671/
Kwehsoh671/
Kwaasha671/
Kwatsaa671/
Kwaesha671/
Kweusso671/
Kwoisso671/
Kwadjop671/
Kwadjou671/
Kwaisia671/
N'Kwasa671/
Kwochas671/
Kwhasau671/

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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 Kwaso
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