Kwesiah Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kwesiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kwesiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwesiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwesiah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwesiah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kwesiah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
Kwesiah is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Kwesiah is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 55 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 45 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwesiah | 86 | 162 | / |
| Kwehsah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwesa | 83 | 401 | / |
| Gwessiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwesha | 77 | 1,008 | / |
| Kwasia | 77 | 96 | / |
| Kwisia | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kwessa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kwiesa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gwesia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwesay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwesio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuesah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweysa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwesei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwesaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaizah | 71 | 38 | / |
| Nkwessa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gweisah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kgwesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkwesai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kweisga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwehsoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweshya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwassia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaisia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwuetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuetsia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quesiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwessah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwesa | 67 | 451 | / |
| Kwisa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Cwesa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kweso | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kuesa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Queasiah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwixa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgweetsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetchah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweatcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbesieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwessah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetcias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwetshia | 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 Kwesiah
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