Kauami Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kauami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kauami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia921:26,1894,171
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kauami Last Name Facts

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

Kauami is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kauami live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 26,189. In Namibia Kauami is most frequent in: Khomas Region, where 90 percent are found, Omaheke Region, where 4 percent are found and Otjozondjupa Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Namibia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouami833,109/
Kaoumi83399/
Kueami83106/
Kuhami838/
Kauamy831/
Kauama831/
Kahaomi7713/
Kouammi778/
Kajhami776/
Kaayami775/
Keuamit772/
Kajjami772/
Kouamoi772/
Kouamai771/
Kaiyami771/
Kajiami771/
Kagiami771/
Kaoummi771/
Kouamei771/
Khauame771/
Kouamid771/
Kaomi7326/
Khayyami7147/
Kougiami7117/
Kaeoumai714/
Khauatmy712/
Kahayami711/
Kayeamei711/
Kouame67648,765/
Kaeomi671,312/
Kouama67848/
Kouamé67668/
Kaomai67208/
Kouamy67149/
Kaoimi67137/
Kaouma67126/
Khaomi6777/
Kaoume6725/
Qauomi6716/
Kouomi6716/
Kayomi6713/
Qaoumi674/
Kahomi673/
Couami672/
Kauaimaya671/
Kayahamei671/
Kouamè671/
Caoumi671/
Kujomi671/
Cauame671/
Kuhame671/
Kuyomi671/
Kajomi671/
Kaomei671/
Kaeamy671/
Kueame671/
Kuiomi671/

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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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  • 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 Kauami
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