Kawig Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Kawig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Kawig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawig is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kawig is the 1,775,494th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kawig are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea Kawig is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaswig | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kawik | 80 | 1,639 | / |
| Kavig | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kewig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowig | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaschwig | 77 | 23 | / |
| Koswig | 73 | 121 | / |
| Koßwig | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kawaik | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kawick | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koewig | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kawiek | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kawike | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kabaig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaeweg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawixh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawiec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khabig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keewig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koowig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cawhig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kosswig | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kaweike | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaswick | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kawaike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khawajg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawicks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kawig
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