Kawiti Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kawiti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawiti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2851:185,76016,061
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kawiti (190) may also be a first name.

Kawiti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawiti (Oriya: କାୱିଟି) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawiti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 640,141st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kawiti live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 190 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 185,760. In Tanzania Kawiti is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahwiti92397/
Kawaiti9212/
Kawityi922/
Kawithi921/
Kaawiti921/
Kaiwithi862/
Kashwiti862/
Kaviti833,384/
Kawita83724/
Kawite83139/
Kaweti8341/
Kawuti8310/
Kowiti838/
Kewiti830/
Kaewuitai801/
Kavithi77405/
Kaaviti77108/
Kahwite7716/
Kaweita7713/
Kavitiy7713/
Kaiviti778/
Kahweti777/
Kavitti775/
Kauviti774/
Kowitti773/
Kawithe773/
Kawweti772/
Kawitea772/
Kawiete772/
K'Owiti772/
Kawaita772/
Khawita771/
Kawieta771/
Kavaiti771/
Kavihti771/
Kavitii771/
Kaibeti771/
Kasweti771/
Kavitis771/
Kaweeti771/
Kabeiti771/
Kabaiti771/
Khaviti771/
Kabitui771/
Kawetip771/
Kahawita711,256/
Koubaiti71309/
Kavithiy71106/
Kasweeti716/
Kabuitui714/
Kawwhite711/
Kavithai711/
Kabithiy711/
Kathuiti711/
Khawitea711/
Kabithii711/
Kaivaiti711/
Kahweite711/
Kaviotti711/
Kavita6715,507/
Kaveti676,222/
Kewuti671,560/
Kaweta67813/
Kavuti67249/
Kabeti67197/
Kawete67189/
Keviti67174/
Kavite6736/
Cawita6719/
Kowite6716/
Keweti679/
Kawute679/
Kavity679/
Koviti676/
Kowita676/
Caviti675/
Qaweti674/
Kewite672/
Kowuti672/
Cabiti671/
Koweti671/
Kavitheis671/
Kewyti671/

Kawiti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawiti in the Oriya language
କାୱିଟିkawiti-

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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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  • 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 Kawiti
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