Kawusu Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kawusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9581:77,1198,957
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kawusu (30) may also be a first name.

Kawusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawusu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kawusu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawusu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawusu is the 368,594th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kawusu live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kawusu is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 77,119. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawuzu8368/
Kavusu8362/
Kawisu8322/
Kawuju8319/
Kowusu833/
Kabuusu77292/
Kawujju7714/
Kavusut777/
Kavutsu774/
Kawuchu772/
Kabussu772/
Kawuizu771/
Kaboussu711/
Kavisu67197/
Kawizu67137/
Kobusu6721/
Kavuju6719/
Kavucu673/
Kabaussou671/
Kowosu671/
Kavutcu62324/
Cabussu6216/
Kabouzou571/
Kavutchu571/
Kahwishu571/
Kovucu5085/
Cabuzu504/
Kovisu503/
Kovuju503/

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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 Kawusu
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