Kawiah Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kawiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kawiah (126) may also be a first name.

Kawiah Last Name Facts

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

Kawiah is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawiah? popularity and diffusion

Kawiah is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kawiah live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 126 people.

Kawiah is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sulawesi, where 71 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 29 percent live. Barring Indonesia Kawiah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawia91737/
Kaweah83118/
Kawias8353/
Cawiah8349/
Kawiha8334/
Kaiwia839/
Kawhia836/
Kawija836/
Khawia834/
Kauwia832/
Kaviah831/
Kawjah831/
Kayweah7721/
Kaeviah7711/
Kawajha778/
Kawijai778/
Koswiah778/
Keawiad777/
Kawaiya777/
Kahawia772/
Keaweah771/
Khawija771/
Kaiweah771/
Khawiad771/
Khawiat771/
Khawaiyash751/
Kavia73750/
Kewia7361/
Kawio7349/
Kowia7322/
Kawya737/
Kawja732/
Khawajha718/
Khawajia711/
Keawjaha711/
Kavaiyah711/
Kaviha67897/
Kaweya67631/
Khawja67617/
Kaweja67338/
Kaewya6797/
Qawiea6757/
Kowija6739/
Kaewja6722/
Kaugia6717/
Keawya679/
Keawja677/
Kabiho677/
Kawjai674/
Kavija674/
Khavia674/
Kaweha673/
Koweah672/
Keviah672/
Kawiot672/
Kabyah672/
Kahwja672/
Koiwia671/
Qawiha671/
Kaivea671/
Koviah671/
Caweah671/
Kawjoh671/
Kawyea671/
Kawyad671/
Kawyae671/
Caviah670/

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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 Kawiah
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