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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly 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.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qawwa89305/
Qaway8952/
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/
Qhaba67253/
Kaywa67179/
Kaewa67145/
Caway67140/
Cawah6789/
Kawaa6787/
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/
Kawaï672/
Qawoz671/
Kgawa671/
Qawwo671/
Qoywa671/
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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 Qawa
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