Kawatu Surname

221,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0291:128,52212,901
Zambia7051:22,4822,422
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kawatu (32) may also be a first name.

Kawatu Last Name Facts

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

Kawatu (Marathi: कवडू) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,865th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,964,932 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kawatu are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held given name in the world, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 128,522. In Indonesia Kawatu is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 51 percent live, West Java, where 27 percent live and Riau, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Kawatu Last Name Statistics demography

Kawatu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hkawatu924/
Kawaitu922/
Kawaitou868/
Kawhatau861/
Kawetu83351/
Kavatu8334/
Kawotu8327/
Kowatu831/
Khawatthu806/
Kachhwatu801/
Kabatui7724/
Kasuatu7716/
Kaabotu773/
Kowautu772/
Kabaitu772/
Kavattu772/
Kavatud771/
Kabaytu771/
Kowaitu771/
Kavatau771/
Kayuatui7112/
Khabatou714/
Kawethui711/
Kouwatou711/
Kawoutou711/
Kaabothu711/
Kaabotau711/
Cabatu671,411/
Kavetu671,011/
Kevatu6713/
Kõvatu6712/
Kawouthut671/
Kaavoitus671/
Cavatu671/
Kewotu671/

Kawatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawatu in the Marathi language
कवडूkavadu-

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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 Kawatu
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