Kawiye Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kawiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kawiye (13) may also be a first name.
Kawiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kawiye is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kawiye is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Kawiye is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Kawiye live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kawiye is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Kawiye is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Kawiye is most common in: Jiwaka, where 82 percent are found and Hela, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Kawiye
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