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 has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauami? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kauami reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kauami is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 26,189. In Namibia Kauami is mostly found in: Khomas Region, where 90 percent reside, Omaheke Region, where 4 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Kauami
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