Kaokao Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kaokao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaokao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Cook Islands121:1,515401
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kaokao (406) may also be a first name.

Kaokao Last Name Facts

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

Kaokao occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaokao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaokao is the 2,661,929th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Kaokao is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Kaokao are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 427,982nd most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 406 people.

The last name Kaokao is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Kaokao is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 55 percent are found, Gulf, where 42 percent are found and Bougainville, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Cook Islands, where 23 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Khaokao924/
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Kaokaeo921/
Khaokaeo862,871/
Kaeokhao862,840/
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Kaeokaeo8645/
Keaokhao868/
Khaokhao861/
Khaokhaoo808/
Kahukaho711/
Koakoa67211/
Caocao6710/
Koakoua621/
Koakhoa621/
Kouakoua57875/
Khoakhoa57223/
Kouakouo5730/
Kgoakgoa5726/
Kuiakuia5719/
Kouokouo572/
Kouokoua572/
Qaouqaou571/
Kouokouop531/
Kouakouah531/
Khoakhoaa531/
Qoaqoa5033/
Coacoa501/
Koakao501/

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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 Kaokao
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