Kawiyu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia321:495,31022,215
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kawiyu (151) may also be a first name.

Kawiyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawiyu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kawiyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawiyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Kawiyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawiyu reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kawiyu is also the 749,223rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 151 people.

The last name Kawiyu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 495,310. In Zambia Kawiyu is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 88 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 47 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaviyu83181/
Kowiyu8376/
Kawieu8329/
Qawiyu838/
Kawyiu831/
Quawiyu7710/
Kowieu6713/
Qowiyu678/
Kabyeju623/
Cabieu508/
Kobieu502/

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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 Kawiyu
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