Kawooya Surname

46,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kawooya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawooya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11,1671:3,496628
England561:994,96549,531
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kawooya (40) may also be a first name.

Kawooya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawooya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kawooya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawooya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,056th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 647,322 people. Kawooya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawooya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kawooya is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 40 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,167 people, or 1 in 3,496. In Uganda Kawooya is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Luweero District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kawooya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kawooya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.04% more than the national average, earning R 465,876 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaawooya931/
Kawoya921,231/
Khawoya86174/
Kaawoya861/
Kawouya861/
Kawooye861/
Kawooja861/
Kawoy832/
Kawoa832/
Khawoyas801/
Khabooya801/
Kawaya7718,220/
Kawiya771,806/
Kaweya77631/
Kawuya77199/
Kawoyi7721/
Kawoye7711/
Kowoya775/
Kaawoa775/
Kavoya773/
Kewoya773/
Kawojo772/
Kawoha772/
Kabooy772/
Kawoja771/
Kawoyo771/
Khowoya711,047/
Kawiyah7169/
Kaswojo7169/
Khaboya7145/
Kauwaya7128/
Kajwaya7126/
Khawiya7118/
Kabooyi7112/
Khaweya719/
Keawyoy714/
Khawaya713/
Kawaaya712/
Kaewhoy711/
Kaewoia711/
Hkawaya711/
Kabooyo711/
Kabooye711/
Kabooja711/
Kahwaya711/
Kaywaya711/
Kaboyah711/
Kasweya711/
Kawai67199,829/
Kawau671,029/
Kawea67722/
Kaway67608/
Kawou67309/
Kavoa67295/
Kawey67153/
Kawaa6787/
Cawoy6762/
Kowoy6755/
Kawaj6741/
Kawuy6738/
Kewoy6735/
Kawoi6733/
Kachwaya6717/
Kavoy6710/
Kajwahya675/
Khawiyah675/
Kheawyoy673/
Kovoy673/
Kaswayap671/
Khawayha671/
Kajjwaya671/
Kajwaaya671/
Kachweya671/
Kachwoyo671/
Kowoa671/
Kawuyaya671/

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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 Kawooya
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