Kawoe Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Kawoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kawoe Last Name Facts

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

Kawoe is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kawoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawoe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kawoe live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiwoe918/
Kawae801,378/
Kawou80309/
Kaweu8064/
Kowoe8033/
Kawoo8021/
Kavoe8010/
Kawahe73164/
Keawou7314/
Kowohe738/
Kouwoe737/
Kawoua737/
Khavoe737/
Kawoui734/
Kaiwou733/
Kahwae732/
Koiwoe732/
Kawoup731/
Kawouh731/
Kaweup731/
Kauwou731/
Kaïboe731/
Kabuoe731/
Keawae731/
Kawaed731/
Kaiwae731/
Kayweh731/
Kavoes731/
Kawaoa731/
Kaiwoo731/
Kawu6730,613/
Khawous6712/
Koiwooe678/
Kaewaey673/
Kawojja673/
Kaewouy672/
Keawaed672/
Kawaaoa672/
Kaewoui671/
Kaweuji671/
Kabojje671/
Kaewhae671/
Keawaet671/
Keiwhoe671/
Kawahee671/
Keawoay671/
Kachwae671/
Keawehu671/

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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 Kawoe
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