Kawag Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kawag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1451:698,19571,110
Lebanon391:144,5417,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kawag (11) may also be a first name.

Kawag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawag (Oriya: କାୱାଗ) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawag reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kawag is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 698,195. In The Philippines Kawag is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 97 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 1 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Kawag is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Kawag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kawag surname is principally Syriac Catholic (82%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiwag914/
Khawag913/
Khawaag832/
Khawajg831/
Kawaugh831/
Kawak80521/
Cawag80375/
Kawac8013/
Kavag809/
Kawog804/
Kowag803/
Kewag801/
Kawake73362/
Khawak7331/
Kawaik7317/
Kaiwak7314/
Kawack733/
Kauwak732/
Kavagh731/
Keawak731/
Kawact731/
Kaywak731/
Khawac731/
Kabaig731/
Kouwag731/
Khawax731/
Kaeweak6711/
Kawough678/
Kavaugh676/
Kawaike675/
Khawakh674/
Kawoogh674/
Khawuak674/
Kaewauk671/
Kahawog671/
Kahawak671/
Kaiswak671/
Khawake671/
Kabaugh671/
Kaawack671/
Kaywoog671/
Keaweak671/

Kawag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawag in the Oriya language
କାୱାଗkawaga-

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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
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  • 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 Kawag
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