Kamawa Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kamawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2501:528,99742,886
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kamawa (17) may also be a first name.

Kamawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamawa is found most in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kamawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 775,315th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kamawa are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 528,997. In Indonesia Kamawa is most common in: Papua, where 97 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside and Bali, where 1 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamawai9221/
Kamaswa9213/
Kamawat9211/
Kaimawa9210/
Kammawa929/
Kamaiwa926/
Kamahwa925/
Kamaway922/
Kamawas922/
Kamawap921/
Kamawga921/
Kameawa921/
Kamawaya862/
Khammawa861/
Kamawaha861/
Kamashwa861/
Kamawath861/
Kamowa836,403/
Kamawe831,100/
Kamawo83138/
Kamawi8333/
Kamewa8332/
Kamava8312/
Komawa837/
Kemawa834/
Khammawai8010/
Khammawat801/
Kamaeva778,367/
Kamhawy771,909/
Kamhawi77894/
Kameiwa7755/
Keumawa7733/
Komawat778/
Kamhowa777/
Kamahua775/
Kamabay775/
Komawad775/
Camawas774/
Komaswa774/
Kamaiba773/
Kamauba771/
Kamavai771/
Gqamawa771/
Khamawi771/
Kaimowa771/
Kamaabi771/
Camaway771/
Komawas771/
Kamuiwa771/
Kamaiva771/
Kaemava771/
Kamhava771/
Kamaswi771/
Khamava771/
Kamabaj771/
Khamaeva71411/
Kammaeva7119/
Khomawat7112/
Khamavat719/
Koimawai718/
Kamasuah716/
Kamaavei712/
Khaimowa712/
Komawath711/
Khamabha711/
Kaameway711/
Kaimavas711/
Kaimovaa711/
Khemawai711/
Khaimava711/
Kammavat711/
Kaimaeva711/
Kamova67363/
Kameva6795/
Kamave6779/
Kemowa6778/
Kamavo6746/
Komawe6721/
Kamavi6718/
Kamowe6718/
Komawo6711/
Komowa6711/
Komava6710/
Camaba672/
Camava671/
Kemewa671/
Kamowo671/
Camawe671/
Camawi671/
Comawa671/

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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 Kamawa
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