Kawir Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Kawir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kawir (126) may also be a first name.

Kawir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawir is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawir is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Kawir reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 126 people.

The surname Kawir is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawire91114/
Kawior9124/
Khawir918/
Kawier913/
Kawoire8314/
Kaweire838/
Kaywire836/
Khawair832/
Kawaire832/
Kaswire831/
Kawer801,067/
Kavir80649/
Kawre80515/
Kewir80134/
Qawir8012/
Kowir806/
Kahweire774/
Kachwire771/
Kajwaire771/
Kaijwire771/
Kawere735,194/
Khawer73958/
Kavire73218/
Khavir7387/
Kawreh7355/
Kavier7330/
Kauwer7327/
Kaiver7326/
Khawre7311/
Kaewer738/
Kahwer738/
Kavair736/
Kavior734/
Kawesr734/
Kaweer733/
Kowior733/
Kowire731/
Kaivir731/
Keweir731/
Kaawer731/
Kabirh731/
Kawyre731/
Kawear731/
Kaiwer731/
Kavisr731/
Kawyor730/
Kawger730/
Cawair730/
Kowier730/
Kaweere6766/
Kaivert6714/
Kheweir678/
Kaaiber676/
Kauwerd675/
Kavairt673/
Kohwire671/
Khabeir671/
Kayvire671/
Kaubair671/
Kauswer671/
Kavaire671/
Kavhire671/
Kowaire671/
Khaweer671/
Khaewer671/
Kaveire671/
Kawerre671/
Kavuire671/
Kayuire671/
Khayvir671/
Kkhabir671/
Cawhird670/
Kauwerz670/

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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
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  • 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 Kawir
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