Kawem Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Kawem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 286 | 1:462,410 | 38,282 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kawem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawem is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 889,654th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Kawem is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Kawem are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Kawem is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 462,410. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweme | 91 | 2,655 | / |
| Khawem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaem | 89 | 16,795 | / |
| Khawiem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kaewhem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kaewiem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keawhem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaeweam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kahweme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kayem | 80 | 1,338 | / |
| Kawim | 80 | 904 | / |
| Cawem | 80 | 189 | / |
| Kajem | 80 | 94 | / |
| Kauem | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kaiem | 80 | 55 | / |
| Khaem | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kavem | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kaehm | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kowem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Qawem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kewem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaemm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayeme | 73 | 38 | / |
| Khajem | 73 | 34 | / |
| Hkayem | 73 | 33 | / |
| Khayem | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kajeem | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kahjem | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kayeem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kaouem | 73 | 11 | / |
| Qaweem | 73 | 9 | / |
| Keawim | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kaewim | 73 | 8 | / |
| Qawiem | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaveem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khawim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayoem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khaiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kawime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kayuem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kajuem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaieem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khabem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouwem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaihem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaibem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaswim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khauem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keim | 67 | 18,218 | / |
| Kaim | 67 | 13,149 | / |
| Kiem | 67 | 6,976 | / |
| Kaum | 67 | 5,487 | / |
| Keem | 67 | 5,414 | / |
| Keam | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Keum | 67 | 737 | / |
| Koem | 67 | 654 | / |
| Kyem | 67 | 420 | / |
| Kaym | 67 | 170 | / |
| Keym | 67 | 136 | / |
| Caem | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kajm | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kuem | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kheawim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khayeem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khajeem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaewim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kejm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawyom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawhim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawaime | 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
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- 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 Kawem
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