Kavwa Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Kavwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Kavwa (15) may also be a first name.
Kavwa Demographics
Kavwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavwai | 91 | 125 | / |
| Kauvwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kavwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaivwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khavwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafwa | 80 | 1,186 | / |
| Kavva | 80 | 318 | / |
| Kavua | 80 | 316 | / |
| Kawwa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Kavwo | 80 | 49 | / |
| Kawva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kawba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kachhvwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khawwa | 73 | 778 | / |
| Kafwat | 73 | 62 | / |
| Kabwai | 73 | 58 | / |
| Khavva | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kabwau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kawbay | 73 | 16 | / |
| Khabwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kaabwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kavvad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kawwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khafwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawfwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahabwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Khawvat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khavvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahavua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaahwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawwai | 67 | 1 | / |
Kavwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavwa in the Hindi language | ||
| काव्वा | kavva | - |
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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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