Kawo Surname

127,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Nigeria9181:192,96611,669
Papua New Guinea3481:23,4302,560
Cameroon2481:83,74610,190
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Benin701:147,65115,402
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Liberia561:78,7246,600
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
Namibia481:50,1966,143
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Niger391:492,10312,962
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belize11:355,4743,977
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kawo (2,842) may also be a first name.

Kawo Last Name Facts

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

Kawo is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,977th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,056,886 people. Kawo is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kawo reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kawo is also the 136,588th most common given name internationally, held by 2,842 people.

Kawo is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Kawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Kawo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawou89309/
Kaawo89145/
Kauwo8998/
Kawoh8992/
Kaiwo8989/
Khawo8933/
Kawoi8933/
Kawoo8921/
Kawuo897/
Kawoa892/
Kawoy892/
Kaewo891/
Kawho891/
Kaywo891/
Keawo891/
Kauwoh80105/
Khaswo8022/
Keawou8014/
Kaawoa805/
Kaewho805/
Kaswot804/
Kaiwou803/
Kawoha802/
Kaiwuo802/
Kaewwo802/
Khawot801/
Kaiwoo801/
Kaiwho801/
Kauwoi801/
Kauwou801/
Kawouh801/
Kawoup801/
Kaiwop801/
Kaewou801/
Keawgo801/
Kawhod801/
Kawa7542,982/
Kowo752,016/
Kewo751,169/
Kavo75893/
Qawo75196/
Cawo7525/
Kawã751/
Kawoosh7378/
Khawous7312/
Keawhod736/
Kaewhoi731/
Kaewhoy731/
Keawood731/
Keawoot731/
Kauwood730/
Kahwa6715,093/
Kauwa672,564/
Kowou672,333/
Kawah672,305/
Kavoi672,043/
Kavou671,202/
Kaiwa671,181/
Khawa67992/
Kaawa67978/
Kavoo67527/
Kavuo67455/
Kavoa67295/
Kaywa67179/
Keiwo67156/
Kaewa67145/
Kahvo6789/
Kawaa6787/
Kaivo6786/
Kavop6777/
Kouwo6775/
Kowho6767/
Kaweu6764/
Cawoy6762/
Kawua6759/
Kowoy6755/
Kohwo6755/
Kawwa6751/
Keawa6744/
Kaboň6743/
Kavoň6743/
Kauvo6740/
Kewoy6735/
Kawha6725/
Keuwo6724/
Kowoh6722/
Kowuo6720/
Kowoi6716/
Kaïbo6713/
Kewoi6710/
Kavoy6710/
Kajwa679/
Kawać678/
Khavo677/
Kawga677/
Kaïwa676/
Kaevo676/
Qawoo674/
Caiwo674/
Kowoo674/
Kewoh674/
Kavoj673/
Kuiwo673/
Cawop673/
Katvo672/
Cawod672/
Gkabo672/
Kajuo672/
Kaiuo672/
Kawaï672/
Kayuo672/
Kewuo671/
Kawás671/
Kawàs671/
Khewo671/
Keewo671/
Koowo671/
Koiwo671/
Kojwo671/
Kowoa671/
Kgawa671/
Qawoz671/
Qawwo671/
Cawoi671/
Cawgo670/

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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 Kawo
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