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

Kawit is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 193,547th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,353,680 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kawit reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kawit is also the 76,689th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 7,128 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 92,288. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Bali, where 35 percent are found, Central Java, where 24 percent are found and East Java, where 21 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Kawit
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