Cawayan Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cawayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2501:80,99114,020
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Cawayan Last Name Facts

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

Cawayan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cawayan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 300,128th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,751,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Cawayan are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,250 people, or 1 in 80,991. In The Philippines Cawayan is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 30 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 24 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Cawayan Last Name Statistics demography

Cawayan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caiwayan9334/
Caswayan9311/
Cabayan86251/
Kawayan86180/
Zawayan868/
Cawayam861/
Cawuyan861/
Qawayan861/
Casuayan8053/
Chawayen8036/
Caswayam805/
Chabayan803/
Kawayang802/
Tsawayan801/
Kaswayan801/
Quawayan801/
Khawayan801/
Chavhayan751/
Cauvhayan751/
Cobayan71112/
Qabayan7174/
Kavayan7154/
Cabuyan7137/
Chavayn7136/
Kawayun7133/
Cauwain7123/
Kawiyan7115/
Cabajan718/
Caboyan718/
Cabayon713/
Kawaian712/
Zawajan712/
Kawajan712/
Cavayon712/
Zavayan712/
Cawoyon711/
Chawain711/
Cavayen711/
Chaiwaen67114/
Kawiyang6765/
Khabayan6720/
Chaboyan675/
Qaybayan675/
Khawajan674/
Chawhain673/
Kasuayan671/
Cawaweng671/
Cavaiane671/
Chaiwean671/

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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 Cawayan
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