Kawwa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kawwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kawwa (13) may also be a first name.

Kawwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawwa (Oriya: କାୱା) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kawwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kawwa reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kawwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name in the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Kawwa is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 57 percent live, Gombe, where 37 percent live and Plateau, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 12 percent live.

Kawwa Last Name Statistics demography

Kawwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.05% less than the national average, earning R 40,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawwa91778/
Kawwas9123/
Kaswwa911/
Kawwau911/
Kawwwa911/
Kawa8942,982/
Kawwass836/
Khawwas836/
Keawwat833/
Kaahwwa831/
Khawwad831/
Keawwai831/
Kawai80199,829/
Kahwa8015,093/
Kauwa802,564/
Kawah802,305/
Kaiwa801,181/
Kawau801,029/
Khawa80992/
Kaawa80978/
Kawea80722/
Kaway80608/
Qawwa80305/
Kaywa80179/
Kavwa80168/
Kaewa80145/
Kawaa8087/
Kawua8059/
Keawa8044/
Kawaj8041/
Kawha8025/
Kajwa809/
Kawać808/
Kawwi807/
Kawga807/
Kaïwa806/
Kawva803/
Kawoa802/
Kawaï802/
Kgawa801/
Khawwash778/
Keawwaha773/
Keawweha772/
Kaewwaha771/
Kaahwa7319,791/
Kahawa73842/
Khawaj73715/
Kaiwai73615/
Kahwai73531/
Kawaha73489/
Khaiwa73211/
Kavwai73125/
Khawai7391/
Kawacz7388/
Kaiway7379/
Khawah7372/
Kasswa7362/
Kaewai7339/
Kawaai7336/
Qawwas7322/
Khaywa7319/
Kauhwa7316/
Kaawha7316/
Kahuwa7313/
Kaiswa7312/
Kaihwa7311/
Kaiwah7311/
Kaawai7311/
Kauwai739/
Kaeway738/
Kaawua736/
Kahwaa736/
Kajjwa736/
Keawai736/
Kauwau735/
Kaawoa735/
Khajwa735/
Kaywai734/
Khawua734/
Khaewa734/
Qawwat734/
Kaewau734/
Khawga734/
Kaweha733/
Kawuha733/
Kaewha733/
Keawat732/
Kayway732/
Kawoha732/
Kaswea732/
Kaawah732/
Kahwah732/
Kauwaa732/
Kawa'a732/
Khaawa732/
Kaaway732/
Kaewwo732/
Kawatd731/
Kaswas731/
Kahway731/
Kaaswa731/
Khauwa731/
Kawayz731/
Kaiwau731/
Hkawas731/
Kauwah731/
Kauwea731/
Kawgai731/
Kawhaa731/
Kawaah731/
Kawaus731/
Kahwad731/
Kahwaj731/
Kahwha731/
Kaivwa731/
Kaawaa731/
Kaawaz731/
Koowwa731/
Kavwau731/
Kauvwa731/
Kowwat731/
Khawha731/
Keawga731/
Keawha731/
Kawaip731/
Kauwat731/
Kowa6721,734/
Kava6719,655/
Kawi6710,538/
Kewa677,676/
Kawe673,599/
Kawo673,543/
Cawa671,301/
Kawy67885/
Kashwaa67370/
Kaawach67279/
Kahuwai67266/
Kachhwa67188/
Kahawai67156/
Kaushwa67115/
Kachwah6749/
Qawa6744/
Khaywah6739/
Kajwaya6726/
Kachway6724/
Kaiwhea6724/
Kayweah6721/
Khaswas6714/
Kahwaja6712/
Kahwach6710/
Kahuhwa6710/
Khawaij679/
Khawass679/
Keawead679/
Kachwai678/
Kashwap678/
Khawaha678/
Kaywhea676/
Kawj675/
Khawuha675/
Kaywash674/
Kaahawa674/
Khawhaa673/
Kahaawa673/
Kawaaya672/
Kaaahwa672/
Kaahhwa672/
Kaahwaa672/
Kaawash672/
Kahawat672/
Khawadh672/
Khawead672/
Khowwat672/
Keawaid672/
Kawhaja671/
Kahawad671/
Kahawas671/
Kaiswas671/
Kaehwai671/
Khaiwad671/
Kashwah671/
Kaywaya671/
Kawahee671/
Keaweah671/
Kaivway671/
Kawã671/
Khaahwa671/
Khachwa671/
Kawaaha671/
Kawaggi671/
Kawaysh671/
Khaways671/
Kahwaya671/
Kabaowa671/
Kahahwa671/
Kaehhwa671/
Kaahwah671/
Kaiwatt671/
Hkawaya671/
Kqashwa671/
Kaewhai671/
Kaewhay671/
Khaiwah671/
Khaewah671/
Khaswat671/
Khawaaj671/
Khawads671/
Keawaat671/
Keawaha671/
Kauways671/
Kaswash671/

Kawwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawwa in the Oriya language
କାୱାkawa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawwa
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