Kwasu Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Kwasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 844 | 1:209,885 | 12,480 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kwasu (165) may also be a first name.
Kwasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwasu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwasu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 394,201st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. The last name Kwasu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kwasu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwasu is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 165 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 209,885. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 59 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwasau | 91 | 1,247 | / |
| Kwashu | 91 | 207 | / |
| Kwaisu | 91 | 32 | / |
| Kwasui | 91 | 10 | / |
| Kwassu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kwasou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Khwasu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwausu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwuasu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaseu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwassau | 83 | 126 | / |
| Khwashu | 83 | 78 | / |
| Kwasseu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Khwasui | 83 | 36 | / |
| Kwaisau | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kwassou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kwashsu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kgwashu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khwasuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwhasau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwatshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwassu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwesu | 80 | 503 | / |
| Kuasu | 80 | 84 | / |
| Kwazu | 80 | 77 | / |
| Gwasu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Cwasu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kwaxu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kwosu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkwhashu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kwaishui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwashu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwasseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwashu | 73 | 391 | / |
| Qwashu | 73 | 176 | / |
| Ncwasu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kwuazu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nkwosu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwuosu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwajju | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwessu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kweshu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwazou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwosau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwasau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwasoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwadju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwesuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwausu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwazu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwasau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwesseu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gqwashu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nqwashu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kwachuh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwosseu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kweitsu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwatshu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwashu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qhwashu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwuissu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qgwashu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwashut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwacheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwachut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwadjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwadjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwasuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwossu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwasseu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwasu
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