Kawu Surname

18,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria29,6001:5,985742
Uganda3651:106,95710,527
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belize11:355,4743,977
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kawu (21,753) may also be a first name.

Kawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,033rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 238,054 people. The last name Kawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,508th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 21,753 people.

The last name Kawu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29,600 people, or 1 in 5,985. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 20 percent live, Gombe, where 18 percent live and Bauchi, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Kawu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kawu surname is chiefly Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

Kawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.03% less than the national average, earning R 73,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawau891,029/
Kawou89309/
Kawuj8997/
Kaiwu8990/
Kaweu8964/
Kawuy8938/
Kawui8930/
Kawuz8927/
Kauwu8923/
Kawhu8919/
Kawuu8916/
Khawu8914/
Kaawu899/
Kawuh897/
Kaewu892/
Kaywu891/
Keawu891/
Kawgu891/
Kawwu891/
Kkawu891/
Kahwu891/
Ckawu891/
Keawou8014/
Kauwau805/
Kaewau804/
Kauwus803/
Kaiwuh803/
Kaiwou803/
Kawuha803/
Kahawu802/
Kasswu801/
Kaewui801/
Kaiwau801/
Kawwau801/
Kaewou801/
Kauswu801/
Kauwou801/
Kaweup801/
Kawouh801/
Kawoup801/
Kawush801/
Kawaus801/
Kawuit801/
Kowu751,557/
Kavu751,345/
Kewu75549/
Qawu75197/
Cawu7574/
Khawous7312/
Khawuha735/
Keawehu731/
Kowou672,333/
Kavuu671,382/
Kavou671,202/
Caiwu671,075/
Kavhu67802/
Kavuş67772/
Kewui67631/
Koiwu67574/
Kevau67560/
Khavu67369/
Kavau67325/
Kavui67304/
Khewu67262/
Kaveu67103/
Kauvu67101/
Kavuy6789/
Kaivu6776/
Kawoe6771/
Gcawu6762/
Kowuh6726/
Kasvu6725/
Kawoo6721/
Kaevu6719/
Qawut679/
Quawu678/
Keiwu676/
Hkewu675/
Cawuy675/
Qhawu675/
Kowau674/
Kaavu674/
Keweu672/
Kuowu672/
Kowui672/
Kahbu672/
Kewuh671/
Hkowu671/
Kewuy671/
Kewau671/
Gqawu671/
Kavuj671/
Kewuu671/
Kahvu671/
Koowu671/
Kowut671/
Kgowu671/

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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 Kawu
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