Kawaia Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kawaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
Kawaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawaia is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawaia? popularity and diffusion
Kawaia is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kawaia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kawaia live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Kawaia is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 88 percent are found and Central, where 13 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Kawaia occurs in one country. It is also common in Angola, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Kawaia
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