Kawayan Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Kawayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 169 | 1:599,043 | 65,173 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kawayan (20) may also be a first name.
Kawayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawayan is found most in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawayan? popularity and diffusion
Kawayan is the 1,272,314th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Kawayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawayan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kawayan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 20 people.
It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 599,043. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 38 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 30 percent live and Davao Region, where 20 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Kawayan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawayang | 93 | 2 | / |
| Khawayan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaswayan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cawayan | 86 | 1,267 | / |
| Kavayan | 86 | 54 | / |
| Kawayun | 86 | 33 | / |
| Kawiyan | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kawaian | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kawajan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qawayan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawiyang | 80 | 65 | / |
| Caiwayan | 80 | 34 | / |
| Khabayan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Caswayan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khawajan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kasuayan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quawayan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawaen | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kawain | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kavayn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kawean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kabayn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kajwayina | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cabayan | 71 | 251 | / |
| Khawaen | 71 | 137 | / |
| Qabayan | 71 | 74 | / |
| Kawijan | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kaveyan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kowoyan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kaviyan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Khawain | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kabaian | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kawaine | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kawyion | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khawean | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kowiyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawoyon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cawuyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawejan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keawyen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keawaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khawaaheen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaewaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaewain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cawayam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawujan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khawajam | 67 | 238 | / |
| Kavayçin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Casuayan | 67 | 53 | / |
| Khaboyan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khabiyan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caswayam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qaybayan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaewehan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khayuean | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khawajen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawijian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouvayan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawwijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawajin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohwaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohwajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiwayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koivayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawouyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaweejan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawaiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewwean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawaiam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kawayan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis