Kahaw Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kahaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kahaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahaw is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kahaw are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Kahaw is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 90 percent reside and Sindh, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaw891,080,438/
Kaaw898/
Kahw893/
Kahawsh83122/
Khauw80116/
Kahaf8022/
Kheaw809/
Kahav807/
Hkhaw807/
Khaiw802/
Kkaaw801/
Khayw801/
Kaw755,006/
Kahaph733/
Khawth733/
Khassw731/
Kahaif731/
Kahayb731/
Kahwsh731/
Khav671,766/
Khow67643/
Kaaf67504/
Khaf67412/
Kauw67261/
Keaw67121/
Kahf6777/
Kafh6772/
Kawh6738/
Kaph6728/
Kaav6714/
Kaiw679/
Qaaw675/
Caaw673/
Kohw673/
Qhaw672/
Kawz672/
Kavh671/
Kaphowa671/
Kawp671/
Gkaw671/
Hqaw671/
Hkaw671/
Kayw671/
Kaww671/

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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 Kahaw
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