Suah Surname

38,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Suah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia12,1111:36444
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Malaysia1851:159,4289,831
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
India141:54,790,384527,769
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Suah (3,236) may also be a first name.

Suah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suah (Arabic: سواح) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suah? popularity and diffusion

Suah is the 38,860th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 538,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Suah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 126,036th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 3,236 people.

The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 12,111 people, or 1 in 364. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 53 percent live, Montserrado County, where 20 percent live and Bong County, where 14 percent live. Other than Liberia this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Suah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Suah surname are 23.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.27% registered with the party.

The amount Suah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.58% less than the national average, earning $28,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souah89554/
Shuah8949/
Suaha8926/
Sauah893/
Suhah893/
Hsuah892/
Suaah891/
Seuah891/
Sujiah80283/
Sugiah80161/
Suiyah8076/
Souaih809/
Shuahu808/
Sujjah807/
Siuhah807/
Suhach807/
Sauadh803/
Souaha802/
Suhaih802/
Sauahe801/
Souach801/
Souhah801/
Sauash800/
Soua756,092/
Suha755,384/
Su'a75821/
Suho75507/
Saua75343/
Suľa75150/
Suua7558/
Siua7544/
Seua7533/
Suoh7522/
Suđa751/
Sjua751/
Shujjah7335/
Sauhahe7312/
Shuhadh732/
Sujjaha732/
Souaadh731/
Souhaha731/
Souad675,695/
Suhai671,585/
Suhaj671,492/
Souha671,122/
Shuha67907/
Sugia67825/
Jouah67724/
Suhay67643/
Sahua67387/
Suiya67363/
Souat67248/
Suija67211/
Souai67183/
Souho67165/
Suyia67158/
Suhaa67148/
Sujia67131/
Souas67114/
Sauad67110/
Shoua67104/
Shuho6792/
Suohu6789/
Zouah6773/
Szuha6773/
Suhey6770/
Sou'a6755/
Sujja6754/
Sauha6753/
Suhou6743/
Suhei6736/
Sjoua6733/
Sujha6724/
Suhač6720/
Sauay6720/
Souoh6716/
Sujya6712/
Jauah6712/
Sauas6711/
Sauat679/
Seuea679/
Sauai679/
Sahuo678/
Suyya677/
Suuha676/
Suhoy676/
Souaï676/
Souaa676/
Shaua675/
Sau'a675/
Suhha675/
Souay673/
Su'ad673/
Sauoh673/
Suhuo673/
Suaiy672/
Suauu672/
Sauua672/
Suhau672/
Sheua672/
Souaz672/
Suhoň672/
Sujjahat672/
Sauhaddh671/
Sguha671/
Suuaa671/
Souhahei671/
Suhio671/
Sujho671/
Siuau671/
Sauho671/
Sauța671/
Szuhá671/
Suňai671/
Suheu671/
Seuha671/
Shu'a671/
Suhho671/
Sujga671/

Suah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suah in the Arabic language
سواحswah-

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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 Suah
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