Kewanu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kewanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kewanu (20) may also be a first name.
Kewanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kewanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kewanu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kewanu is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Kewanu reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Kewanu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 83 percent live, Western Highlands, where 13 percent live and Hela, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Kewanu exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewanou | 92 | 24 | / |
| Kaewanu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kewanouh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kawanu | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kewenu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kiwanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kevanhu | 77 | 134 | / |
| Kawan'u | 77 | 17 | / |
| Koveanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kebanou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaewonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chewanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kewenau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kevahnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawainui | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kajwangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kioveanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kewounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawenu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kevenu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kebonu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kavenu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavonu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kivanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiwenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kewanu
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