Kawul Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Kawul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kawul (45) may also be a first name.

Kawul Last Name Facts

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

Kawul is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kawul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Kawul occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kawul are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Kawul is primarily found in: Yobe, where 67 percent live and Gombe, where 33 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawule911,651/
Kaiwul9126/
Kawoul911/
Kawulle831,315/
Khawule8358/
Kawoule8319/
Kaawule831/
Kawuule831/
Kavul804,626/
Kawol80378/
Kewul802/
Qawul801/
Kowul801/
Kawulová773/
Kawoulle772/
Kavule73927/
Qawule7312/
Khavul7311/
Kauwol736/
Keewul732/
Kawool731/
Cawule731/
Khawol731/
Katvul731/
Kavaul731/
Kowuld731/
Kawhol731/
Kaavule67131/
Kaaboul6746/
Kawoole6727/
Kavhule674/
Kavuule673/
Koiwoul672/
Qhawule671/
Kabhoul671/
Kavucil671/
Khaboul671/
Kathvul671/

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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 Kawul
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