Kawish Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kawish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3261:547,9879,066
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kawish (706) may also be a first name.

Kawish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawish (Hindi: काविश, Marathi: कावीश, Oriya: କାବିଶ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawish? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 728,955th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. Kawish is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kawish reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kawish is also the 310,909th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 706 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 547,987. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 44 percent reside, Sindh, where 39 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Kawish exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawishe923,019/
Kawitsh921,281/
Kahwish9231/
Kawaish9210/
Kaweish929/
Kaewish924/
Khawish923/
Kawis91132/
Kahawish862/
Khawaish861/
Khawhish861/
Kewish83604/
Kavish83155/
Kawise8315/
Kawesh835/
Cawish832/
Kawixh831/
Kawais831/
Kahwis831/
Qawish831/
Kawist831/
Kavishe7712,175/
Kabisch771,724/
Kaabish77155/
Qahwish7755/
Kawesch7752/
Khawais7720/
Kaubish775/
Kaawesh774/
Kaweshe773/
Kewisch773/
Kawaysh771/
Kehwish771/
Kahweis771/
Khawise771/
Kavisch770/
Kaschwisch7513/
Kowis73432/
Cawis73356/
Kavis73237/
Kawiz7323/
Kewis7322/
Kawes7318/
Kaubisch71660/
Kaiwesch7124/
Köwitsch7121/
Qahawish7116/
Khavishe714/
Kowitsch711/
Kasweshe711/
Koubaish711/
Kaibesch710/
Cawich67741/
Kavesh67119/
Kevish6793/
Cavish6762/
Kawicz6753/
Kawese6732/
Kavais6730/
Kabisz6723/
Kasvis6723/
Khavis6719/
Kovish6717/
Kaschwich6717/
Kewais6714/
Kavise6712/
Kavois6710/
Kaibes676/
Kayvis675/
Kovais674/
Kawice674/
Kawees673/
Kabiss673/
Khowis673/
Khawiz672/
Kavysh672/
Kabois671/
Khawes671/
Kauvis671/
Kaubis671/
Kowois671/
Cabish671/
Cowish671/
Kowiss671/
Qavish671/
Gkavis671/
Qaweis671/
Kaibys671/
Kawyos671/

Kawish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawish in the Hindi language
काविशkavisa-
Kawish in the Oriya language
କାବିଶkabisa-
Kawish in the Marathi language
कावीशkavisa50
कवीशkavisa50

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