Kawae Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kawae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1831:108,0686,328
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kawae (24) may also be a first name.

Kawae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawae (Marathi: कवरे) occurs most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawae? popularity and diffusion

Kawae is the 280,304th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,288,495 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kawae reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kawae is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 108,068. In Japan Kawae is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Gifu Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Kawae Last Name Statistics demography

Kawae earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawahe91164/
Kahwae912/
Kawaed911/
Keawae911/
Kaiwae911/
Kaewaey833/
Keawaed832/
Kawahee831/
Kachwae831/
Kaewhae831/
Keawaet831/
Kavae8075/
Kawoe8071/
Kaweu8064/
Kowae8043/
Cawae8019/
Kewae8016/
Kachwahe775/
Khawahie774/
Kaweehae771/
Khawaher771/
Khabae73376/
Kawahi7369/
Kaiwoe738/
Kabahe738/
Kawoua737/
Kaabae735/
Kavahe735/
Kavaea735/
Kaivae732/
Kawaua732/
Kabaey731/
Kabaea731/
Kayweh731/
Kabaeh731/
Cahwae731/
Kavhae731/
Khowae731/
Katvae731/
Kawaoa731/
Kowaer731/
Kabaije67179/
Kewaiye6764/
Kaswahi6721/
Khawahi679/
Kavaiye679/
Kabayie679/
Kawajha678/
Kaivaea676/
Kawahui675/
Kawojja673/
Kabajje673/
Kawaaoa672/
Kabaaye672/
Kaweeai672/
Kaeweay672/
Kauwahi671/
Kawaayi671/
Kawajja671/
Kawajji671/
Kowaiye671/
Kaweuji671/
Khawaaheer671/
Keawoay671/
Kaiweaa671/
Kabahhe671/
Khewahe671/
Kaweaid671/

Kawae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawae in the Marathi language
कवरेkavare50
कवडेkavade50

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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 Kawae
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