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

The surname Kauw is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kauw live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kauw is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name globally It is held by 73 people.

The last name Kauw is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 167,200. In The Netherlands Kauw is most numerous in: North Holland, where 39 percent reside, Groningen, where 31 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Kauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kauw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kauw surname 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/
Kauhf670/
Kaupf670/
Kaufs670/

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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 Kauw
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