Kwawa Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kwawa (40) may also be a first name.

Kwawa Last Name Facts

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

Kwawa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kwawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwawa? popularity and diffusion

Kwawa is the 1,058,336th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwawa are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwawa is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Excluding The DR Congo Kwawa exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Kwawa Last Name Statistics demography

Kwawa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.22% less than the national average, earning $14,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwahwa9190/
Kwaiwa915/
Nkwawa914/
Kwawah912/
Kwawai912/
Kwawga911/
Khwawa911/
Kwawaj911/
Kwawat911/
Kwauwa911/
Kwawaja831/
Kwaiwah831/
Kwava80738/
Kwawe80289/
Gwawa80260/
Kwewa80145/
Kwawi8038/
Kuawa8031/
Kwawo8013/
Qwawa803/
Kwowa802/
Khwahhwa771/
Kwasua7345/
Gwawua7343/
Kwawou7327/
Kwawer7319/
Nkwawe736/
Kwaave736/
Kwawoh735/
Kwawue735/
Kwaswe734/
Gwajwa733/
Gwaywa733/
Kwewai732/
Kwaweh732/
Kwaaba732/
Kwawoo732/
Kuawaa731/
Khwava731/
Kwabha731/
Kuawat731/
Kwawho731/
Kwaabo731/
Kwajwo731/
Kwaswi731/
Kwahua731/
Kwaavi731/
Kweiwa731/
Kweewa731/
Kwaweu731/
Gwaiwa731/
Kwahwe731/
Kuhawah6716/
Ncwajwa676/
Kouhawa675/
Kwaabea674/
Kuawaha673/
Nkwawou673/
Kuhawat672/
Ngwawah672/
Kwaibai671/
Kwahwou671/
Kuewaha671/
Ngwaiwa671/
Nkwawiy671/
Nkwouwa671/
Kwowaja671/
Kwavaya671/
Nkwowah671/

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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 Kwawa
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