Kawl Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kawl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kawl (17) may also be a first name.

Kawl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawl (Arabic: عكول) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 41 percent of Kawl reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kawl is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Kawl is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Kawl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kawl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kawl surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawle891,761/
Kawil89255/
Khawl8912/
Keawl891/
Kawll891/
Khawle80165/
Kaewel8055/
Khawil805/
Kawuel804/
Kawhle803/
Kauwil802/
Kaawle802/
Kawlhe802/
Kawlle802/
Kahwil801/
Kahwle801/
Kaywel801/
Qawl75543/
Cawl75278/
Kewl7571/
Kowl7568/
Kavl753/
Kauwell7399/
Kaewell7345/
Kaywell7317/
Kashwil731/
Khawleh731/
Keawell730/
Kawwell730/
Kavle6752,226/
Cawil672,596/
Kowel67355/
Kewel67154/
Kowle6762/
Kowil6737/
Käwel6724/
Keewl6719/
Köwel6710/
Kaibl679/
Cawll673/
Kaivl671/
Qawil671/
Kavhl671/
Kheawyol671/
Kewil671/
Kablì671/
Kavll670/
Cawle670/

Kawl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawl in the Arabic language
عكولkwl-

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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 Kawl
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