Kakawi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kakawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Kakawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakawi (Arabic: كاوي) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakawi? popularity and diffusion
Kakawi is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Kakawi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Kakawi live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Kakawi is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Kakawi is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 43 percent reside, East Sepik, where 30 percent reside and East New Britain, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kakawi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakawyi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kakawei | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kakawai | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kashkawi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kakawais | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khadkawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakawa | 83 | 265 | / |
| Kakavi | 83 | 73 | / |
| Kokawi | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kakawe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kashkawij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaikawa | 77 | 907 | / |
| Kaikabi | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kakaway | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kaskowi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kaukabi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kakaawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kakawer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kakavai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khakawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kakavie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahkavi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaikawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khakawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakkawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katkawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakewei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khakavi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kokawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakaways | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kakavich | 71 | 4 | / |
| Katkowit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kachkavi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khaikawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kakkavis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katkawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaykayvi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakkaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokawa | 67 | 3,569 | / |
| Kakava | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Kacavi | 67 | 947 | / |
| Kakave | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kakowe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Katkavich | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kekawe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cakawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kacawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kakovi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakevi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakhavich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kakaby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cacawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kokawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaskavich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekewi | 67 | 1 | / |
Kakawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakawi in the Arabic language | ||
| كاوي | kawy | - |
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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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- 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 Kakawi
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