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

Kwova is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. It is mostly found 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 frequent first name world-wide, borne by 85 people.

The last name Kwova is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya Kwova is most prevalent 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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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