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

Kawu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,033rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 238,054 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,508th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 21,753 people.

Kawu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29,600 people, or 1 in 5,985. In Nigeria Kawu is most prevalent in: Kano, where 20 percent are found, Gombe, where 18 percent are found and Bauchi, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Kawu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kawu last name is primarily 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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