Kaowai Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kaowai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kaowai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaowai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaowai is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kaowai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaowai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaowai is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Kaowai are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 84 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Kaowai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 81 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 16 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiowai | 92 | 27 | / |
| Kaoiwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaowa | 91 | 73 | / |
| Kahoiwai | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kahowa | 83 | 110 | / |
| Kaeowi | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kaouwi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kaoiwi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kaowei | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kahowi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kaouwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kaowat | 83 | 6 | / |
| Koawai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kaowoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaowha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaoswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaauwai | 77 | 177 | / |
| Khaowat | 77 | 109 | / |
| Khaowad | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khaowas | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaoubai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kahowha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaoibai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kohowai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaowwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaovi | 73 | 109 | / |
| Kaowe | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kaova | 73 | 21 | / |
| Koawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaowwat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kajowuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahovaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaowaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahouwae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaauwais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouawa | 67 | 249 | / |
| Kahova | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kuiawa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Khaova | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kouowa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kahowe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kajowe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kayowe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kauawa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Caowat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koyowi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Caowei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koyuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaouva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahovi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caobai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaeavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaňova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahui'wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgoawa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kaowai
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