Kadawu Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Kadawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kadawu (59) may also be a first name.
Kadawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kadawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kadawu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kadawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Kadawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kadawu reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 59 people.
The last name Kadawu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 275,683. In Zimbabwe Kadawu is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 48 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 46 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadhawu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Kadawau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kadavu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kodawu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kadewu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kadowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaidavu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kadavau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kadaveu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kadavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadaabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkadavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khadawoo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kodowu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cadabu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kodewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cadavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kedowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodowou | 62 | 633 | / |
| Kadobou | 62 | 84 | / |
| Kedewou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Cadavau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kodavou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khodabu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kodavau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kaydevu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koudawoo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Koudowou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khodabou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khoodabu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koudawwoo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Codewu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kodovu | 50 | 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 Kadawu
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