Qwawa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Qwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Qwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qwawa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qwawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Qwawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwawa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Qwawa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Qwawa is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwawa | 80 | 260 | / |
| Kwawa | 80 | 236 | / |
| Qwava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwahwa | 73 | 90 | / |
| Quawah | 73 | 81 | / |
| Gwawua | 73 | 43 | / |
| Quawea | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaywa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwajwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quawas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncwajwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwawah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaja | 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
- 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 Qwawa
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