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

The surname Kawul is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawul is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Kawul occurs mostly 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. Kawul is also the 1,504,468th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Kawul is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 67 percent are found and Gombe, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Kawul exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

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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