Kawayu Surname
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Kawayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 649 | 1:196,987 | 8,909 |
| Uganda | 284 | 1:137,462 | 12,498 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kawayu (11) may also be a first name.
Kawayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawayu is most common in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kawayu is the 379,929th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Kawayu are found; 69 percent are found in East Asia and 69 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kawayu is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname Kawayu is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 196,987. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Shiga Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Kōchi Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Mie Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Japan Kawayu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kawayu
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