Kawaba Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3761:340,01111,824
Zambia331:480,30121,871
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kawaba (12) may also be a first name.

Kawaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawaba is most common in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kawaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Kawaba live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kawaba is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 340,011. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Tottori Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauwaba9241/
Kaiwaba9210/
Kawaiba922/
Khawaba921/
Kawabah921/
Kawahaba8633/
Kashwaba865/
Kawatbai862/
Kawabe8344,772/
Kowaba8397/
Kaweba8335/
Kawabi837/
Kawabo836/
Kawava832/
Kawoba831/
Khawaabay808/
Kaewaubai807/
Keawaubat801/
Khawaabah801/
Kaswabi7779/
Kawampa7726/
Khawabi776/
Khawabe774/
Kawabes771/
Kawuabe771/
Kaababa771/
Kawabyo771/
Kawabhi771/
Kawaber771/
Kajwabi771/
Kasuaba771/
Kavabhai71106/
Kabhabha7114/
Khavaiba719/
Kaabouba716/
Kavabuha713/
Kashwabi712/
Khawhabi711/
Kaswaabi711/
Kasuhaba711/
Khawotbai67370/
Keawampai6710/
Kawebo674/
Khawaiber673/
Kowabe672/
Qawabi671/
Kawavo671/
Kavabe671/
Khavabhai671/
Kowabo671/
Kowoba671/
Kabavi671/
Qowaba671/
Keawoubai671/
Koweba671/

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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 Kawaba
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