Kauas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Kauas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kauas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kauas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kauas (Russian: Кауас) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauas? popularity and diffusion

Kauas is the 3,730,171st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Kauas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kauas live; 46 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Kauas is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 92 percent live and West New Britain, where 8 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauash913/
Kauase911/
Kauais911/
Kauhaus8324/
Kaiouas831/
Kouas802,028/
Kaous80293/
Cauas8048/
Kuhas8018/
Kauaz8013/
Kaeas802/
Kueas801/
Kauasova776/
Khouas732,032/
Kagias73611/
Khaous73405/
Kaouss73384/
Kayias7391/
Kaiyas7321/
Kuhasz7316/
Kaause7312/
Cauhas739/
Kaouse738/
Kouass737/
K'Ouas734/
Kayyas734/
Kuijas733/
Kouase732/
Kouats732/
Kauach731/
Kaeais731/
Kgaous731/
Kaiaos731/
Kaheas731/
Kgouas731/
Kayaas731/
Kaauss731/
Kauashova712/
Kahoush671,015/
Kougias67970/
Kaos67391/
Kayahas67113/
Kouasse6789/
Kühhaas6737/
Kuehhas6732/
Gkagias6731/
Kouatse6726/
Kouyeas6723/
Kouaiss679/
Kaaious679/
Küas678/
Kaaoush676/
Khaiyas674/
Kaiyash673/
Khouass672/
Khaouss672/
Kaijash672/
Qauashe672/
Kujhase671/
Kaiyast671/
Khayyas671/
Kiehaus671/
Koujias671/
Kauache671/
Kahouse671/
Kaousse671/
Kiouhas671/
Kaaoiss671/
Kaaijos671/
Kahause670/

Kauas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kauas in the Russian language
Кауасkauas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kauas
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