Kwava Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Kwava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 633 | 1:32,811 | 4,417 |
| Zimbabwe | 97 | 1:159,157 | 19,937 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kwava (154) may also be a first name.
Kwava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwava is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwava? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 458,119th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwava live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kwava is also the 740,891st most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 154 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 32,811. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live, North Region, where 7 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwava | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwova | 80 | 298 | / |
| Gwava | 80 | 284 | / |
| Kwawa | 80 | 236 | / |
| Kuava | 80 | 25 | / |
| Qwava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kweva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwahwa | 73 | 90 | / |
| Kwasua | 73 | 45 | / |
| Gwaiva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwevau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuavat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaabo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwotva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuatva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuavah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwavey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwavas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhaeva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kuavaha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwaabea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuawaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuewaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwotvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhavah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiwah | 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
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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 Kwava
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