Kauw Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States71:51,779,848968,877
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kauw (73) may also be a first name.

Kauw Last Name Facts

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

Kauw is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Kauw occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kauw reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kauw is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 73 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 167,200. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 39 percent live, Groningen, where 31 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Kauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kauw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kauw last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kauw Last Name Statistics demography

Kauw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauwe89433/
Khauw89116/
Kauws8954/
Kauew891/
Kaw865,006/
Kuw86164/
Kayuwe80314/
Khauwe8052/
Koyauw801/
Kauwhe801/
Khaw751,080,438/
Kawe753,599/
Kauf752,020/
Kuwe75553/
Kouw75219/
Keaw75121/
Kauv7574/
Keuw7563/
Kawh7538/
Khuw7516/
Kaiw759/
Kaaw758/
Cauw756/
Kuhw755/
Kujw754/
Kahw753/
Kuws753/
Kawz752/
Kguw752/
Kuiw752/
Gkuw752/
Kuuw751/
Ckuw751/
Kuwh751/
Kuwz751/
Gkaw751/
Hkaw751/
Kkuw751/
Kawp751/
Kaww751/
Kayw751/
Kouwe67831/
Kaiwe67803/
Khouw67755/
Khawe67680/
Kauff67532/
Cauwe67361/
Khauv67290/
Keawe67224/
Khuwe67211/
Kaawe67102/
Kayaw6790/
Kouws6757/
Kayew6755/
Kawew6749/
Kuyaw6744/
Khauf6742/
Keuwe6742/
Kahaw6711/
Kujiw679/
Kiyaw679/
Kheaw679/
Kijaw678/
Kuuwe678/
Hkhaw677/
Kuyew677/
Kajew677/
Kuyow676/
Kayow675/
Kaewf675/
Hkawe674/
Kaufe673/
Khaub672/
Keawt672/
Kautv672/
Kajow672/
Khaiw672/
Kaywe672/
Kieaw672/
Gkaew672/
Kaewh672/
Kawhe671/
Kawth671/
Kauph671/
Kausv671/
Kejuw671/
Kaiuv671/
Khayw671/
Kushw671/
Kujwe671/
Kuehw671/
Kaiaw671/
Kuwhe671/
Keyaw671/
Kayuv671/
Khuvw671/
Kaiwt671/
Kkuwe671/
Kujow671/
Kujew671/
Kkaaw671/
Kaujv671/
Kaswh671/
Kauft670/
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Kaupf670/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kauw
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