Kawaz Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kawaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kawaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawaz is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kawaz are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 515,024. Excluding Iraq it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawaz91396/
Kawacz9188/
Kaawaz911/
Kawayz911/
Kawas805,971/
Kavaz802,368/
Kawac8013/
Kawać808/
Kowaz803/
Qawaz801/
Kawase7347,173/
Khawas7331,918/
Kawash731,884/
Kowacz73793/
Kawass73585/
Kowasz73272/
Kowatz7371/
Kawach7358/
Kawwas7323/
Kaabaz7323/
Kaiwas7317/
Kabasz7312/
Kavgaz7310/
Khavaz734/
Kaibaz733/
Kabatz733/
Khawax731/
Kawgas731/
Kaswas731/
Kabazz731/
Hkawas731/
Kawais731/
Kawaus731/
Khawac731/
Kabayz731/
Kahbaz731/
Kaewas731/
Khawash671,976/
Khawaas671,831/
Kaawach67279/
Khawase67220/
Kahwash67140/
Kawasse6774/
Khaivaz6745/
Kawasch6736/
Kaubatz6726/
Khawais6720/
Kawaase6718/
Khaswas6714/
Kawache6711/
Khauwas6710/
Kahwach6710/
Kawaish6710/
Khawass679/
Keywatz678/
Khayvaz676/
Khawwas676/
Kawwass676/
Kawadse674/
Kaywash674/
Kawashe673/
Kaawash672/
Kowascz671/
Kahawas671/
Khaibaz671/
Khawads671/
Kauways671/
Khawach671/
Kaiswas671/
Khawaci671/
Kaswash671/
Khabatz671/
Kaswase671/
Kawaysh671/
Khaways671/

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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 Kawaz
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