Kwiah Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kwiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4771:9,2421,044
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Kwiah (43) may also be a first name.

Kwiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwiah is most common in Liberia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwiah is the 637,196th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwiah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 43 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 9,242. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 45 percent live, Montserrado County, where 18 percent live and River Gee County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwiath9112/
Kwiash911/
Kwia89336/
Kwihaha831/
Gwiah80437/
Kwiha8050/
Kweah8045/
Kwyah805/
Kwija803/
Kwiaj801/
Kwiatt73126/
Nkwija7375/
Kwijas7363/
Cwiach7311/
Kuiach731/
Quwiah731/
Kwayia731/
Kwuija731/
Kweyia731/
Kwaiya731/
Kuia67339/
Gwia6743/
Kweyeah6712/
Kwja673/
Qwia672/
Kwahaja671/
Kwya671/
Kwayeah671/
Kwio671/
Kwyatch671/
Kwajjah671/
Ngwijah671/
Kwayhga671/

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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 Kwiah
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