Kawawa Surname

61,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kawawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4271:21,8142,708
Malawi1,7781:9,6281,495
Uganda1,4651:26,6483,731
Japan1,3051:97,9655,986
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Zambia2671:59,3635,391
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Congo171:293,4768,994
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Kawawa (553) may also be a first name.

Kawawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawawa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawawa? popularity and diffusion

Kawawa is the 61,897th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 897,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kawawa are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kawawa is also the 357,892nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 553 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,427 people, or 1 in 21,814. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live, Mara Region, where 14 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 18 percent live.

Kawawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kawawa last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kawawa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kawawa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 90.36% more than the national average, earning R 452,364 per year and in United States they earn 90.14% more than the national average, earning $82,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawaawa927/
Kawawah921/
Kawawai921/
Kawawat921/
Kahwahwa8611/
Kawawaya861/
Kawewa83583/
Kawowa83350/
Kawawo836/
Kawava832/
Kawawi832/
Kowawa831/
Kewawa831/
Cawawa830/
Kaewwawwa801/
Kaiswaswa801/
Kawaishwa801/
Kauwaba7741/
Kawojwa7728/
Kawawet774/
Kawaiba772/
Kawasva771/
Khewawa771/
Kaweiwa771/
Kawoowa771/
Kawowat771/
Kawabah771/
Khawaba771/
Kewawai771/
Kachwachwa751/
Kawoojwa7142/
Kawahaba7133/
Kawojjwa7110/
Kachwava711/
Kawowo67308/
Kavava67295/
Kowaba6797/
Kawewo6793/
Khawaabay678/
Kewawo674/
Kobawa673/
Cawawi673/
Kawoojjwa672/
Kavawa672/
Khawaabah671/
Kowawi671/
Kawavo671/
Kaweva671/
Kowawe671/
Kasuawaah671/

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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 Kawawa
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