Kawasa Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

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

Kawasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Zambia571:278,06916,150
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kawasa (108) may also be a first name.

Kawasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawasa is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kawasa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,597th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Kawasa live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 19 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 688,695. In The Philippines Kawasa is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 50 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawasah92244/
Kawasha92154/
Kawassa9265/
Kaewasa9225/
Kahwasa9221/
Khawasa9211/
Kawasia9211/
Kauwasa927/
Kawasai925/
Keawasa924/
Kaswasa921/
Kawaisa921/
Khawasia8610/
Kawaissa866/
Kajwasha862/
Kaiwassa862/
Kawasaya861/
Kawaisha861/
Kawasssa861/
Kaewasai861/
Kaewasah861/
Kawase8347,173/
Kawesa834,399/
Kawaza832,773/
Cawasa83871/
Kawasi83329/
Kawosa8352/
Kowasa8328/
Kewasa8322/
Kavasa8317/
Kawasy8310/
Kawaso834/
Kawaca831/
Kaweesa778,500/
Kawashi77500/
Khawase77220/
Khawasi77180/
Kawessa77139/
Kawoosa77107/
Kawasse7774/
Kabaasa7757/
Kawacha7749/
Kawasho7746/
Kawuisa7734/
Khawaza7733/
Kawotsa7729/
Kawaiso7724/
Kahwaza7721/
Kawaase7718/
Kavatsa7710/
Khavasa7710/
Kawaasi7710/
Kawasis777/
Kawassi775/
Kavasia774/
Kawadse774/
Kewaisa774/
Kawaset774/
Kavasha773/
Kawashe773/
Kaswaza773/
Kabasaj773/
Khawasy772/
Kahwesa772/
Kavassa772/
Kaabasa772/
Kawashy771/
Kahwasi771/
Kawasoi771/
Kavasai771/
Kauwasi771/
Kauwaso771/
Kaswase771/
Kawajas771/
Kawajja771/
Kawaseh771/
Kawassé771/
Kawazah771/
Kaiwasi771/
Kabasay771/
Kaawesa771/
Kabasea771/
Cawassa771/
Kawajah771/
Kawasit771/
Kawasjt771/
Kawesai771/
Khawaasiay751/
Kabashaj71794/
Khawajah71519/
Kawaishi71292/
Khawashi7131/
Kaawaase7121/
Khawasih7114/
Kawachat7113/
Kawasser7113/
Kavaisay7110/
Kawasjee719/
Kawassou717/
Khawashe716/
Kouwassa716/
Kawaushi714/
Khavasai714/
Khawadja713/
Khavasha712/
Kavasait712/
Kabaisha712/
Khawazat712/
Kavashai711/
Kahawaza711/
Kaswause711/
Khawasse711/
Khabasah711/
Kaweissa711/
Kawoussa711/
Kawashio711/
Kaywashi711/
Khavasah711/
Khavasap711/
Khavasat711/
Kabashai711/
Kabassai711/
Kabahasa711/
Kahwajai711/
Kawajaha711/
Kabaasha711/
Khouwasa711/
Khawasid711/
Khawazai711/
Kavaissa711/
Kavasi6710,217/
Cabasa672,626/
Kawahashi671,365/
Kaweza67855/
Kavase67563/
Kobasa67386/
Kavesa67368/
Kavosa67367/
Kavaza67224/
Kewaza67185/
Khawaajah67126/
Kavaca67122/
Kowase6780/
Kawoza6778/
Kowasi6770/
Kavaso6758/
Kawazo6751/
Kawoso6727/
Cavasa6718/
Khowassah6712/
Kavasy6711/
Qawasi6711/
Cawasi6710/
Khabaisah678/
Kawosi675/
Khowaisat674/
Kovasa673/
Cawaca673/
Kowaso672/
Kowesa672/
Kavashaya671/
Kaweso671/
Kawoja671/
Kawaassou671/
Khawachas671/
Kaiswaiza671/
Kabahaisa671/
Kahwasser671/
Kawose671/
Khouwassa671/
Khawachat671/
Kawaxe671/
Kawaze671/

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