Kaowai Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Kaowai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaowai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kaowai Last Name Facts

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

Kaowai is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kaowai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaowai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Kaowai reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 81 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 16 percent are found and Morobe, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Kaowai occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiowai9227/
Kaoiwai921/
Kaowa9173/
Kahoiwai8621/
Kahowa83110/
Kaeowi8366/
Kaouwi8316/
Kaoiwi8311/
Kaowei839/
Kahowi837/
Kaouwa836/
Kaowat836/
Koawai833/
Kaowoa831/
Kaowha831/
Kaoswa831/
Kaauwai77177/
Khaowat77109/
Khaowad7710/
Khaowas776/
Kaoubai776/
Kahowha771/
Kaoibai771/
Kohowai771/
Khaowah771/
Kaowwad771/
Kaovi73109/
Kaowe7340/
Kaova7321/
Koawa734/
Koawi731/
Khaowwat715/
Kajowuya712/
Kahovaji711/
Khaowaja711/
Kahouwae711/
Kaauwais711/
Kouawa67249/
Kahova67136/
Kuiawa67113/
Khaova6779/
Kouowa6735/
Kahowe6728/
Kajowe6727/
Kayowe6717/
Kauawa6716/
Caowat6713/
Koyowi679/
Caowei674/
Koyuwa672/
Kaouva672/
Kahovi672/
Caobai672/
Kaeavi672/
Kahuwi671/
Khaobi671/
Kaaoba671/
Kaňova671/
Kahui'wai671/
Kouawi671/
Kgoawa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis