Kauwa Surname
Approximately 2,564 people bear this surname
Kauwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,778 | 1:9,628 | 1,495 |
| Nigeria | 375 | 1:472,381 | 23,815 |
| Papua New Guinea | 240 | 1:33,974 | 3,987 |
| India | 100 | 1:7,670,654 | 164,164 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kauwa (531) may also be a first name.
Kauwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kauwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kauwa (Hindi: कौवा) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kauwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kauwa is the 168,523rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,842,257 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kauwa live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kauwa is also the 366,022nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 531 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 9,628. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kauwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kauwa in the Hindi language | ||
| कौवा | kauva | 42.86 |
| कउवा | ka'uva | 42.86 |
| काऊवा | ka'uva | 14.29 |
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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 Kauwa
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