Cawe Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

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

Cawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1491:47,1525,998
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
England431:1,295,76958,667
Lesotho341:59,7818,665
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cawe (237) may also be a first name.

Cawe Last Name Facts

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

Cawe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cawe is the 279,475th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The surname Cawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Cawe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Cawe is also the 581,650th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 237 people.

Cawe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,149 people, or 1 in 47,152. In South Africa Cawe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, North West, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Cawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,067 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cawe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cawe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.32% less than the national average, earning R 163,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawe893,675/
Cauwe89361/
Cawie8969/
Caweh8929/
Caswe8923/
Cawee899/
Cawey892/
Cae862,561/
Caw86656/
Tchawe80809/
Chawey80209/
Cauwet80147/
Caiwei8078/
Chawee8040/
Cayawe8036/
Chawei8022/
Cahwee8021/
Chauwe8014/
Chaiwe809/
Cawest806/
Cahwje804/
Chawea803/
Chawge802/
Cawett801/
Caweah801/
Caawey801/
Cahwey801/
Caweje801/
Cawewe801/
Caweye801/
Cayewe801/
Cawher801/
Chaywe801/
Chaawe801/
Caweth800/
Chae75136,520/
Cave7527,843/
Cabe758,967/
Kawe753,599/
Caye751,969/
Caje751,931/
Cowe751,808/
Cawi751,584/
Cawa751,301/
Zawe75942/
Caie75679/
Qawe75100/
Caue7530/
Caee7522/
Céwe7514/
Caey757/
Cauw756/
Caei756/
Caaw753/
Caae752/
Ckae752/
Czae751/
Caej751/
Ccaw751/
Cgae751/
Gcae751/
Cawy750/
Caiw750/
Cawh750/
Chaweye73656/
Chaiwee7370/
Chiyawe7366/
Cayowet7318/
Cheawea736/
Tchawei732/
Cashwer731/
Chaiwey731/
Chaweey731/
Chaiwei731/
Cowie6717,435/
Chave673,953/
Caves673,088/
Caube672,868/
Cavey672,822/
Kawej672,750/
Caver672,563/
Chowe672,320/
Chabe672,144/
Kawee671,467/
Cauet671,442/
Cayet671,412/
Cowey671,348/
Chawi671,306/
Cajee671,286/
Tsawe671,258/
Cabey671,228/
Cauve67996/
Kaiwe67803/
Kawea67722/
Cowee67709/
Khawe67680/
Caibe67667/
Cavet67653/
Chaye67596/
Cayez67505/
Kauwe67433/
Cowez67427/
Casue67399/
Caihe67305/
Cayes67243/
Kawie67227/
Keawe67224/
Caiye67213/
Kawei67206/
Cavie67184/
Kawey67153/
Caway67140/
Cavez67124/
Zahwe67119/
Chaie67107/
Kaawe67102/
Gcabe6785/
Cheae6778/
Cabea6775/
Caiez6771/
Kaweu6764/
Cawoy6762/
Zawie6756/
Kaweh6756/
Cawai6755/
Cauhe6744/
Cabej6740/
Ciawi6738/
Caive6738/
Cabee6737/
Qhawe6736/
Kahwe6735/
Zaiwe6734/
Kawez6734/
Kajwe6729/
Chaue6722/
Czawa6722/
Cahye6721/
Cahey6719/
Cagie6718/
Qawee6717/
Cayey6716/
Cabei6714/
Czabe6713/
Zaawe6713/
Cajeu6713/
Tchawoue6713/
Caied6711/
Caiet6710/
Cahve6710/
Zawee6710/
Dzawe679/
Cayae679/
Zawey679/
Caies678/
Zawea678/
Kawje678/
Chaje677/
Caehe676/
Cajie676/
Ciawa676/
Ceave676/
Cabhe676/
Cayed676/
Cawuy675/
Zawue675/
Cagge674/
Cahwi674/
Coywe674/
Hkawe674/
Kcave673/
Caoue673/
Ciave673/
Casve673/
Cauea673/
Caeio673/
Caues672/
Coweh672/
Cayee672/
Cavee672/
Zaweh672/
Cabeh672/
Tchae672/
Chawy672/
Caíbe672/
Cajez672/
Kaywe672/
Caije672/
Quawe671/
Kawhe671/
Kcabe671/
Qawer671/
Cajoe671/
Cauey671/
Caved671/
Cayoe671/
Cowei671/
Coweu671/
Cohwe671/
Ciaei671/
Tcave671/
Cajue671/
Kawue671/
Zaweu671/
Tchaweye671/
Caabe671/
Caawi671/
Chawaaye671/
Chaaweye671/
Cavée671/
Cawih671/
Caveh671/
Caybe671/
Cayie671/
Qawez671/
Kcawi671/
Hzawe671/
Cavea671/
Cajwa671/
Gqawe671/
Gcawa671/
Zawei671/
Ccave671/
Cawbp671/
Cawoi671/
Ckabe671/
Coewe671/
Coowe670/
Caheu670/
Cayei670/
Cowea670/
Cahbe670/
Czaie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cawe
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