Kahwai Surname
Approximately 531 people bear this surname
Kahwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 460 | 1:100,391 | 8,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kahwai (221) may also be a first name.
Kahwai Demographics
Kahwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kahwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kahwai (Oriya: କାାଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kahwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahwai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kahwai is the 588,441st most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. The last name Kahwai is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kahwai are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kahwai is also the 606,684th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 221 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 100,391. In Kenya Kahwai is most common in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Kahwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kahwai last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahwai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahwai in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାଇ | kaa'i | - |
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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
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- 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 Kahwai
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