Kavwa Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kavwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India91:85,229,487684,495

Kavwa (15) may also be a first name.

Kavwa Last Name Facts

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

Kavwa (Hindi: काव्वा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kavwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kavwa is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Kavwa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kavwa reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Kavwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 1,417,142. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 90 percent are found, Adamawa, where 10 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Kavwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Kavwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavwai91125/
Kauvwa911/
Kavwau911/
Kaivwa911/
Kaivway831/
Khavwas831/
Kafwa801,186/
Kavva80318/
Kavua80316/
Kawwa8051/
Kavwo8049/
Kawva803/
Kawba801/
Kachhvwa771/
Khawwa73778/
Kafwat7362/
Kabwai7358/
Khavva7325/
Kabwau7322/
Kawbay7316/
Khabwa7315/
Kaabwa733/
Kavvad732/
Kawwwa731/
Khafwa731/
Kawfwa731/
Kabw'a731/
Kawwau731/
Kafwaa731/
Kavwei731/
Kawvat731/
Kovhwa731/
Kahabwa6782/
Khawvat674/
Khawbah672/
Khavvas671/
Kaphway671/
Khabwai671/
Kabwaha671/
Kahavua671/
Kafwaha671/
Kaahwwa671/
Kavuayi671/
Keawfua671/
Keawwai671/

Kavwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kavwa in the Hindi language
काव्वाkavva-

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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 Kavwa
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