Qwaku Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Qwaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Qwaku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
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Qwaku Demographics

Average Qwaku Salary in
South Africa

R 193,584

Per year
Rank:
73,540 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.31736E-5
Rank: 125,291 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
81.46%
Sample size: 3 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Qwaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qwaku is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Qwaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Qwaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qwaku is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwaku live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent reside, Gauteng, where 2 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside.

Qwaku Last Name Statistics demography

Qwaku earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning R 193,584 per year.

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
Gqwakhu831/
Ngqwaku831/
Kwaku8029,847/
Gwaku80540/
Quaku80346/
Qweku801/
Cwaku801/
Kwakou7314/
Cwakou7310/
Gwakou738/
Nkwaku732/
Quakou732/
Gwakuu731/
Kwaiku731/
Gwaaku731/
Nkwakeu6717/
Ngwakeu675/
Ngwakou672/
Kwatkus671/
Gwatkup671/
Nkwakou671/
Ngwakui671/
Kwakuha671/
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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 Qwaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis