Kawam Surname

297,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kawam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal8121:35,0751,259
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kawam (166) may also be a first name.

Kawam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawam is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kawam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 297,301st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,684,513 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kawam live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 710,504th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 166 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nepal, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 35,075. In Nepal Kawam is primarily concentrated in: Bagmati, where 100 percent live and Narayani, where 0 percent live. Besides Nepal this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kawam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kawam surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Kawam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawam913,785/
Kawame91957/
Kawwam918/
Kaewam916/
Keawam911/
Kaawam911/
Khawwam8316/
Kawasme838/
Kaewham836/
Kawaume832/
Kaewuam832/
Kaewaim831/
Kaeweam831/
Kaiwaum831/
Khawham831/
Keawaim831/
Keawgam831/
Keawham831/
Kawaime831/
Qawam80219/
Kavam80100/
Kowam8044/
Kawom8029/
Kewam8028/
Cawam801/
Kaishwam771/
Khawaahm771/
Kawome73191/
Kavame7330/
Kayuam739/
Khavam739/
Qawaam735/
Kowame733/
Kavaim733/
Katvam732/
Qawwam732/
Kavaum731/
Kawhom731/
Qawamd731/
Qawaim731/
Kawoum731/
Kaiwom731/
Cawham731/
Kaiuam731/
Khewam731/
Kewuam731/
Kowahm731/
Koowam731/
Kaybam731/
Qawasm731/
Kauvam731/
Kauwom731/
Kewham730/
Khawaahmm711/
Kaewhom67137/
Keawhom6725/
Khayuam6710/
Khabham677/
Kathvam673/
Kaivaam673/
Kabaham673/
Kaewoum673/
Keawoum672/
Kouwame671/
Kavaham671/
Khawoum671/
Qawasmh671/
Kaibham671/
Kavamme671/
Khaibam671/
Khawhom671/

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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 Kawam
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