Kawabu Surname
Approximately 3,315 people bear this surname
Kawabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,303 | 1:38,706 | 3,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kawabu (66) may also be a first name.
Kawabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kawabu occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawabu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 135,563rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,198,355 people. The surname Kawabu is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kawabu live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 66 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,303 people, or 1 in 38,706. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
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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 Kawabu
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