Kasawu Surname
Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname
Kasawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,471 | 1:50,224 | 6,071 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kasawu (12) may also be a first name.
Kasawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasawu is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kasawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 258,090th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasawu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kasawu is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,471 people, or 1 in 50,224. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashawu | 92 | 80 | / |
| Khasawu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kasawuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kasewu | 83 | 578 | / |
| Kasavu | 83 | 148 | / |
| Kazawu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kasowu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kesawu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kashewu | 77 | 119 | / |
| Kashavu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kassavu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kassabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kasuiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kachawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadjawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katsavou | 71 | 273 | / |
| Kachawut | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kashabhu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kassaabu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kassavou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khasabuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassewou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kessawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khasaabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazewu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kasevu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Casabu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kazavu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kosewu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kasovu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kassouwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Casavu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khassaabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kesavu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khachawui | 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 Kasawu
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