Kwova Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2981:154,96612,283

Kwova (85) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kwova Demographics

Kwova Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kwova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwova occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897,852nd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwova are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname Kwova is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya Kwova is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 61 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 35 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside.

Kwova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwotva911/
Kwotvah831/
Kwava80738/
Kwowa802/
Kuova801/
Gwova801/
Kwobah737/
Kuhova733/
Khwava731/
Nkwouwa671/
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 Kwova
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