Kauis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Kauis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kauis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kauis (47) may also be a first name.

Kauis Last Name Facts

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

Kauis is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kauis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kauis is the 10,311,814th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kauis are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kauis is also the 1,467,136th most common first name world-wide, held by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Kauis is mostly found in: Madang, where 50 percent are found and Morobe, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauish911/
Kauhis911/
Kauais911/
Kauishe832/
Kauhish831/
Kouis801,193/
Keais8082/
Keuis8030/
Kahis8017/
Cauis806/
Kauys803/
Kaois801/
Kouiss73802/
Kouish73464/
Kayyis73169/
Kajhis7359/
Cahuis7337/
Kahish7331/
Keaish7326/
Kauich7317/
Kaoish7316/
Kauicz7311/
Khouis738/
Kouyis737/
Kajiis736/
Keaise736/
Kaiyes735/
Kouies734/
Keaist734/
Kauitz733/
Kuiijs733/
Kouise732/
Kaoiss732/
Hkouis731/
Koiais731/
Koueis731/
Kayais731/
Kaeais731/
Cauish731/
Cayuis731/
Kuhish730/
Keaiss730/
Kaes673,331/
Kouisse67274/
Kajuice6711/
Cauyais679/
Kouaiss679/
Kaweish679/
Khoueis674/
Khouiss672/
Kayiise672/
Kahitse672/
Kahuich672/
Khahish672/
Kuhaise671/
Kaaoiss671/
Kaheeis671/
Cahuish671/
Kuhaish671/
Kuyaish671/
Kajhise671/
Kaiyesh671/
Kahweis671/
Kauhich671/
Kahisse671/

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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 Kauis
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