Kawaki Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Kawaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5631:227,0779,610
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Kiribati41:28,352669
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kawaki (92) may also be a first name.

Kawaki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawaki (Arabic: كاواكي) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawaki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,174th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kawaki are found; 77 percent are found in East Asia and 77 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 92 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 227,077. In Japan Kawaki is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 31 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Barring Japan it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kawaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawaki in the Arabic language
كاواكيkawaky-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawaki
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