Kawia Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

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

Kawia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4321:122,55011,614
Kenya1291:357,98420,934
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kawia (348) may also be a first name.

Kawia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawia occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 458,583rd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kawia live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kawia is also the 467,354th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 348 people.

The surname Kawia is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 122,550. In Tanzania Kawia is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 40 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 21 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Kawia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kawia last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawias9153/
Kawiha9134/
Kawiah9123/
Kaiwia919/
Kawhia916/
Kawija916/
Khawia914/
Kauwia912/
Kawijai838/
Kawaiya837/
Keawiad837/
Kahawia832/
Khawija831/
Khawiad831/
Khawiat831/
Kavia80750/
Kewia8061/
Kawio8049/
Kowia8022/
Kawya807/
Kawja802/
Khawajia771/
Kaviha73897/
Kaweya73631/
Khawja73617/
Kaweja73338/
Kaweah73118/
Kaewya7397/
Qawiea7357/
Cawiah7349/
Kowija7339/
Kaewja7322/
Kaugia7317/
Keawya739/
Keawja737/
Khavia734/
Kavija734/
Kawjai734/
Kaweha733/
Kawiot732/
Kahwja732/
Kaviah731/
Koiwia731/
Kaivea731/
Kawjah731/
Kawyea731/
Qawiha731/
Kawyad731/
Kawyae731/
Kavaiya67299/
Kaewjai67163/
Kabaija67162/
Kavagia6779/
Keawjai6732/
Kabiayi6727/
Kawujja6726/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kabeija6724/
Kayweah6721/
Kavuiya6721/
Kabojia6721/
Kasweha6720/
Kaswijo6716/
Kaweyai6715/
Kaeviah6711/
Kewaiya6710/
Khaweya679/
Kavihai679/
Kawejja679/
Keawiod679/
Kawajha678/
Koswiah678/
Kassuia677/
Kavijai677/
Kaywhea676/
Kheawya676/
Khawjai676/
Khajuia675/
Kaboija674/
Kawojja673/
Kaswyap672/
Kawaaya672/
Kaweeai672/
Kaywyat671/
Kashuia671/
Kaiweah671/
Kaiweaa671/
Keaweah671/
Kavijay671/
Kausuia671/
Kawajja671/
Kaweeja671/
Khawjio671/
Khawwja671/
Khaviat671/
Khowiea671/
Kabihay671/
Kabuija671/
Khawwaijay671/
Kabayia671/
Khawaiyash671/
Keawjau671/
Keawyad671/

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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 Kawia
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