Kawak Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

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

Kawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2301:35,4514,212
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kawak (114) may also be a first name.

Kawak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawak has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kawak.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 597,433rd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name Kawak is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Kawak are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kawak is also the 877,214th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 114 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 35,451. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 57 percent live, Morobe, where 15 percent live and West Sepik, where 14 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 34 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Kawak Last Name Statistics demography

Kawak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawake91362/
Khawak9131/
Kawaik9117/
Kaiwak9114/
Kawack913/
Kauwak912/
Keawak911/
Kaywak911/
Kaeweak8311/
Kawaike835/
Khawakh834/
Khawuak834/
Kahawak831/
Kaawack831/
Khawake831/
Kaiswak831/
Kaewauk831/
Keaweak831/
Kavak8036,230/
Kawag80188/
Kawok80111/
Kowak8045/
Kewak8028/
Kawac8013/
Khawahak773/
Khawaahk772/
Khawaakh771/
Kachwake771/
Khawaikh771/
Kavake7356/
Kowake7348/
Kowack7335/
Kawouk7331/
Kahvak7330/
Kewaik7311/
Kaybak7310/
Kawook736/
Kowask736/
Kavadk735/
Kaubak735/
Kaiwag734/
Khavak734/
Kawwok733/
Kkabak733/
Khawag733/
Kavack733/
Kaabak732/
Kavaik731/
Kawhok731/
Koiwak731/
Koïwak731/
Kaivak731/
Khawax731/
Kouwak731/
Khawac731/
Kawact731/
Cawake731/
Kobaak731/
Khawok731/
Kasvak730/
Khawajkeh711/
Kaijwaske710/
Khabakh6736/
Kaweike676/
Kavakhe675/
Kaivake674/
Kavhake674/
Kajuake672/
Khawaag672/
Kouwack672/
Kayback672/
Kahuack671/
Kaeweuk671/
Kouwayk671/
Kovaľak671/
Kkhabak671/
Khawajg671/
Kawaugh671/
Khawwok671/

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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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  • 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 Kawak
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