Kawooya Surname
Approximately 11,258 people bear this surname
Kawooya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11,167 | 1:3,496 | 628 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kawooya (40) may also be a first name.
Kawooya Demographics
Average Kawooya Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kawooya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawooya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawooya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kawooya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawooya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 46,056th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 647,322 people. The last name Kawooya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawooya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kawooya is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 40 people.
The surname Kawooya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 11,167 people, or 1 in 3,496. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Luweero District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaawooya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kawoya | 92 | 1,231 | / |
| Khawoya | 86 | 174 | / |
| Kaawoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawouya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawooye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawooja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawoy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kawoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khawoyas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khabooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawaya | 77 | 18,220 | / |
| Kawiya | 77 | 1,806 | / |
| Kaweya | 77 | 631 | / |
| Kawuya | 77 | 199 | / |
| Kawoyi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kawoye | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kowoya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaawoa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kavoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kewoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kawojo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kawoha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kabooy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kawoja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawoyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khowoya | 71 | 1,047 | / |
| Kawiyah | 71 | 69 | / |
| Kaswojo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Khaboya | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kauwaya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kajwaya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Khawiya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kabooyi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khaweya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Keawyoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khawaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kawaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaewhoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaewoia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hkawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabooyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabooye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabooja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaywaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaboyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawai | 67 | 199,829 | / |
| Kawau | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Kawea | 67 | 722 | / |
| Kaway | 67 | 608 | / |
| Kawou | 67 | 309 | / |
| Kavoa | 67 | 295 | / |
| Kawey | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kawaa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Cawoy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kowoy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kawaj | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kawuy | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kewoy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kawoi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kachwaya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kavoy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kajwahya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khawiyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheawyoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kovoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaswayap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawayha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajjwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachwoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawuyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kawooya
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