Qawa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qawa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Qawa are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Qawa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa Qawa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent are found and Egypt, where 20 percent are found.

Qawa Last Name Statistics demography

Qawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.7% less than the national average, earning R 36,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Qawwa89305/
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Gqawa8926/
Qaywa8918/
Qhawa8913/
Qahwa8911/
Qawah895/
Qawai894/
Qawaa891/
Qahwah80276/
Qawwas8022/
Qawash808/
Quawea807/
Qawwat804/
Qasswa804/
Qawass803/
Hqawat802/
Qawast802/
Quawas802/
Qaywat801/
Qawaah801/
Quawoa801/
Qaswad801/
Kawa7542,982/
Qaba755,245/
Cawa751,301/
Qawo75196/
Qava7548/
Qowa7517/
Qewa7510/
Qahwash73667/
Qawaath734/
Quaweah732/
Qawahay731/
Qaswaat731/
Kqashwa731/
Qashwat731/
Kawai67199,829/
Kahwa6715,093/
Qabha675,009/
Kauwa672,564/
Kawah672,305/
Kaiwa671,181/
Kawau671,029/
Khawa67992/
Kaawa67978/
Kawea67722/
Kaway67608/
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Kaywa67179/
Kaewa67145/
Caway67140/
Cawah6789/
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Kawua6759/
Cawai6755/
Kawwa6751/
Keawa6744/
Kawaj6741/
Qabaa6735/
Cawat6735/
Qasua6734/
Quaba6727/
Kawha6725/
Gqaba6715/
Gqowa6713/
Quava6710/
Kajwa679/
Qabea678/
Kawać678/
Kawga677/
Kaïwa676/
Qabay676/
Qabai675/
Qobaa675/
Qcowa675/
Qawoo674/
Caewa674/
Qcaba673/
Qavas672/
Kawoa672/
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Qawoz671/
Kgawa671/
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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
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  • 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 Qawa
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