Qwaray Surname
Approximately 4,825 people bear this surname
Qwaray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,824 | 1:10,975 | 1,421 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qwaray (82) may also be a first name.
Qwaray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qwaray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qwaray is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qwaray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qwaray is the 98,279th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,510,372 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwaray reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 82 people.
The last name Qwaray is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,824 people, or 1 in 10,975. In Tanzania Qwaray is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 86 percent live, Arusha Region, where 12 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwary | 91 | 159 | / |
| Qwara | 91 | 4 | / |
| Quaray | 83 | 26 | / |
| Qwarry | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kwaray | 83 | 11 | / |
| Qhwara | 83 | 4 | / |
| Quwara | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gqwary | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qwarra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qwarea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaray | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qwarai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwarayi | 77 | 86 | / |
| Quwarah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gwarayi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khwaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaraya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqwarha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwarhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaraye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaraye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwara | 73 | 5,404 | / |
| Kwara | 73 | 2,399 | / |
| Qwari | 73 | 905 | / |
| Gwary | 73 | 318 | / |
| Quary | 73 | 236 | / |
| Kwary | 73 | 235 | / |
| Quara | 73 | 93 | / |
| Qwery | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cwara | 73 | 4 | / |
| Qware | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qwera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwarayi | 71 | 530 | / |
| Gwauraya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khwarayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quarry | 67 | 1,553 | / |
| Queary | 67 | 203 | / |
| Gwaira | 67 | 159 | / |
| Quatra | 67 | 129 | / |
| Kwaera | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nkwara | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kwarai | 67 | 109 | / |
| Kwarah | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kwarau | 67 | 71 | / |
| Quarra | 67 | 63 | / |
| Guaray | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gwaura | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kwaira | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gwarah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kwarra | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gwarai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gwarza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuaray | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kwasra | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gwarys | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gwaryo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Quatry | 67 | 11 | / |
| Queray | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwarap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quarey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwarae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qweira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quaery | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khwara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwarau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwarry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaraí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quarza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuaray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwarha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qqwery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaraa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwhary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwarra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quasra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quarat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwairy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwasry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwarza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaara | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qwaray
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