Kewaka Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kewaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1671:48,8256,087
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kewaka (77) may also be a first name.

Kewaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kewaka has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. Kewaka occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Kewaka reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 77 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 48,825. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 90 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kewaka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiwaka922/
Kaewaka921/
Kowaka83372/
Kawaka83358/
Kiwaka83265/
Kewake8315/
Kevaka838/
Keweka831/
Kawaika77183/
Kawakai7785/
Kaiwaka7759/
Khawaka7748/
Kiwacka7733/
Kowacka7715/
Kawakha779/
Koveaka776/
Kawakaa775/
Kewakit773/
Kawacka772/
Kawaaka771/
Kievaka771/
Kaevaka771/
Kihwaka771/
Kewacke771/
Kaewako771/
Kahwaka771/
Kaewakho7142/
Kawahaka717/
Khawakha713/
Gkowacka711/
Khewakho711/
Khawaaka711/
Keawakkahad711/
Khebhaka711/
Kaevaaka711/
Kiwaki671,160/
Kavaka67525/
Keboka67340/
Kawako67227/
Kovaka6799/
Kiveka6762/
Kivaka6750/
Kiwake6717/
Koweka6714/
Koveka6712/
Kowako677/
Cawaka674/
Keweko673/
Kiweka673/
Cewoka673/
Kiwoka672/
Kevako672/
Kevake672/
Kyvaka671/
Kaewaukkahah671/
Kiwako671/
Kawaca671/
Kebako671/
Kewoke671/

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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 Kewaka
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