Kayawan Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Kayawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kayawan (39) may also be a first name.

Kayawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kayawan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kayawan is the 1,795,579th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kayawan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kayawan is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,065,666. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 75 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Kayawan
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