Kawi Surname

48,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3,4291:20,6001,740
Indonesia2,5741:51,3795,748
Papua New Guinea1,4141:5,766359
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Malaysia5061:58,2894,417
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Philippines4381:231,13735,347
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Iran3001:255,94219,160
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Niger381:505,05313,208
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Benin301:344,52026,827
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
India61:127,844,230863,365
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kawi (14,903) may also be a first name.

Kawi Last Name Facts

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

Kawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ, Hindi: कवि, Oriya: କୱି) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawi? popularity and diffusion

Kawi is the 48,863rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 691,549 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kawi live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kawi is also the 46,600th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 14,903 people.

The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 3,429 people, or 1 in 20,600. In Thailand Kawi is most prevalent in: Tak Province, where 16 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 10 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Thailand Kawi is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Kawi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kawi are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Kawi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawai89199,829/
Khawi89801/
Kaiwi89292/
Kawie89227/
Kawei89206/
Kauwi89100/
Kawoi8933/
Kawii8933/
Kawui8930/
Kawij8916/
Kahwi8913/
Kaewi8911/
Kawwi897/
Keawi897/
Kawih895/
Kaawi894/
Kajwi892/
Hkawi891/
Kcawi891/
Kaswii80900/
Kaiwai80615/
Kahwai80531/
Khawai8091/
Kaewai8039/
Kawaai8036/
Kaiwii8013/
Kaawai8011/
Kaiwei809/
Kauwai809/
Khaiwi809/
Keawai806/
Khawid805/
Kaywai804/
Kaswiy804/
Khawhi804/
Kaiwie802/
Kauwei802/
Khawiz802/
Kauwoi801/
Kawgai801/
Kahwis801/
Khaywi801/
Kawist801/
Kawuit801/
Kahawi801/
Kaewui801/
Kaewyi801/
Khawgi801/
Khawit801/
Kawaip801/
Kawa7542,982/
Kavi7510,019/
Kowi754,307/
Kawe753,599/
Cawi751,584/
Qawi751,120/
Kewi751,111/
Kawy75885/
Kawj755/
Kahuwai73266/
Kahawai73156/
Kahwish7331/
Khawaij739/
Kaweish739/
Kachwai738/
Kahaawi736/
Khawish733/
Keawaid732/
Kahweis731/
Kaehwai731/
Kawaggi731/
Kaewhai731/
Kaewhoi731/
Kaiweit731/
Keawwai731/
Kavai673,269/
Kawej672,750/
Kauwa672,564/
Kavoi672,043/
Kawee671,467/
Kaiwa671,181/
Kaiva671,019/
Khawa67992/
Kaawa67978/
Kaiwe67803/
Kawea67722/
Khawe67680/
Kewui67631/
Kaway67608/
Kavei67530/
Kewai67507/
Kowei67498/
Kauwe67433/
Kowai67345/
Kavie67340/
Kovai67329/
Khavi67323/
Kavui67304/
Khowi67269/
Keawe67224/
Kewei67197/
Kaywa67179/
Kavii67178/
Kauvi67164/
Kawey67153/
Kávai67152/
Kaivi67127/
Kavyi67108/
Kaawe67102/
Kavio6797/
Kawuj6797/
Kawaa6787/
Kaviy6776/
Kaive6772/
Kayvi6770/
Cawie6769/
Kowie6768/
Kaweu6764/
Kaweh6756/
Cawai6755/
Kawwa6751/
Kevai6750/
Keawa6744/
Kawaj6741/
Kawuy6738/
Kahwe6735/
Kawez6734/
Kaavi6733/
Qawiy6732/
Kajwe6729/
Kawha6725/
Kaiue6718/
Kahvi6717/
Qaywi6717/
Kowoi6716/
Kawijová6714/
Kavij6713/
Kayui6713/
Kowii6712/
Kewoi6710/
Kowih6710/
Kowiß6710/
Kaiui679/
Kehwi679/
Kajwa679/
Kowip678/
Kawje678/
Kkavi677/
Ckabi676/
Kaïwa676/
Kavhi674/
Cahwi674/
Khawahie674/
Kajui674/
Kâabi674/
Qahwi674/
Qawai674/
Kowiy674/
Hkawe674/
Kouwi673/
Kohwi672/
Khewi672/
Keywi672/
Kowui672/
Kawoa672/
Kajvi672/
Kawoy672/
Kewie672/
Kaywe672/
Kahawish672/
Kawhe671/
Kewii671/
Quawi671/
Kawue671/
Kaâbi671/
Keavi671/
Keawy671/
Kaïbi671/
Kewiy671/
Khawhish671/
Kaevi671/
Kuiwi671/
Caawi671/
Cawih671/
Qhawi671/
Qawiz671/
Qawwi671/
Cawoi671/
Kheawuie671/
Kaivy670/
Kaswy670/

Kawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawi in the Hindi language
कविkavi-
Kawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭﻱkawy71.43
ﻛﺎﻭﻯkawy28.57
Kawi in the Oriya language
କୱିkawi50
କୱୀkawi50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawi
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