Kwawou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Kwawou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kwawou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwawou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwawou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kwawou.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwawou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwawou are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Kwawou is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 42 percent live, West Region, where 42 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwawou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kwahwou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwawu | 91 | 5,293 | / |
| Kwawo | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kwawue | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwawoh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwawoe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwawoo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwawou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwaiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwawho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaweu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwajwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwawayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwawa | 73 | 236 | / |
| Gwawu | 73 | 202 | / |
| Kuawu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Kwewu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gwawo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwewo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahwa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kwasua | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gwawua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gwawoh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwevau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwabho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwawah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwawai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khwawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwabui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwawut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwawga | 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 Kwawou
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