Kayaw Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Kayaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kayaw (12) may also be a first name.

Kayaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kayaw occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kayaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kayaw are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kayaw is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 1,205,217. In The Philippines Kayaw is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 94 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 4 percent are found and Davao Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayawe913,660/
Kayw891/
Kayav8090/
Kayew8055/
Kuyaw8044/
Kayaf8040/
Cayaw8010/
Kiyaw809/
Kayow805/
Kaywe802/
Keyaw801/
Kaiaw801/
Khayw801/
Kayowa739,538/
Kayova73391/
Kayuwe73314/
Kayiwe73137/
Kaiawe7376/
Kayeva7346/
Cayawe7336/
Kayafe7318/
Kayowe7317/
Kayewe7310/
Kuyawe738/
Khayaf738/
Kiyawe737/
Kayaph737/
Khayow736/
Cahyaw732/
Koyauw731/
Kayweh731/
Koyawe731/
Khaywe731/
Kayhab731/
Keyawe731/
Kauw67261/
Keaw67121/
Cahyaws6722/
Kayf679/
Kaiw679/
Kayv678/
Khayeva675/
Khayova674/
Keyw671/
Kahayow671/
Kayhova671/

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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 Kayaw
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