Kawit Surname

193,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kawit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4331:92,2889,647
Philippines4841:209,17032,753
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kawit (7,128) may also be a first name.

Kawit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawit is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kawit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawit is the 193,547th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,353,680 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kawit are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kawit is also the 76,689th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,128 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,433 people, or 1 in 92,288. In Indonesia Kawit is mostly concentrated in: Bali, where 35 percent are found, Central Java, where 24 percent are found and East Java, where 21 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawite91139/
Kawait915/
Kawith912/
Kawiot912/
Kaweit912/
Khawit911/
Kawuit911/
Kawist911/
Kaewiet833/
Kawithe833/
Khawait832/
Kaewwit832/
Kaiweit831/
Kavit807,216/
Cawit80860/
Kowit80632/
Kawet80451/
Kawid8053/
Kewit8014/
Kahweite771/
Kawwhite771/
Kavith73232/
Kawete73189/
Kahbit73176/
Kowitt73149/
Kewitt7343/
Kavitt7338/
Kavite7336/
Koweit7331/
Kawaid7326/
Kowite7316/
Kaiwet7310/
Gkavit737/
Khawid735/
Cawait735/
Koewit734/
Khawet734/
Kavait733/
Kaivet732/
Quawit732/
Kawuet731/
Kaawet731/
Kowitp731/
Kavoit731/
Kewiet731/
Kajwet731/
Kawyot731/
Kkavit731/
Ckavit731/
Cawitt731/
Kewoit731/
Kewith731/
Keiwit731/
Kaviet731/
Keavit731/
Keewit730/
Kavithe67850/
Keawyot6729/
Kaewied6713/
Kaeweid6710/
Keawiod679/
Kaewaid678/
Khawaid678/
Kajwete677/
Kovaitė675/
Kavaith673/
Kaivait673/
Kaewhid672/
Keawaid672/
Kovaite672/
Kawethe671/
Kaeweat671/
Kaveite671/
Khobait671/
Kowaite671/
Keiwiet671/
Kasuite671/
Keawied671/
Khoywit671/
Khowhit671/
Kaewhet671/
Kasvoit670/

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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 Kawit
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