Kawung Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Kawung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 918 | 1:144,062 | 14,224 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kawung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawung is found most in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawung? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 363,374th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kawung are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 144,062. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 88 percent live, Riau Islands, where 7 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia Kawung occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaswung | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kaweung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaewhung | 86 | 8 | / |
| Keawhung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khawwung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaswuing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keawoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawong | 83 | 1,131 | / |
| Kavung | 83 | 274 | / |
| Cawung | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kewung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keawhaung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khawong | 77 | 148 | / |
| Kaiwong | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kavoung | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kaveung | 77 | 11 | / |
| Keawong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kawwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kabungq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewuing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahbung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahawong | 71 | 840 | / |
| Keawwong | 71 | 251 | / |
| Khaiwong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Keawhong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khawwong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Keuwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaubung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowong | 67 | 551 | / |
| Khahawong | 67 | 378 | / |
| Kaving | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kavunc | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kovung | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cabung | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kheawwong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keawwhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowung | 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 Kawung
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis