Khawu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Khawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Khawu (25) may also be a first name.

Khawu Last Name Facts

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

Khawu is most common in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khawu? popularity and diffusion

Khawu is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khawu live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Khawu is also the 2,136,160th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Khawu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Khawu exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahawu912/
Kawu8930,613/
Hawu891,121/
Khawous8312/
Khawuha835/
Hawau805,514/
Hhawu803,840/
Kawau801,029/
Khavu80369/
Kawou80309/
Khewu80262/
Hauwu80106/
Chawu80101/
Kawuj8097/
Kaiwu8090/
Kaweu8064/
Kawuy8038/
Kawui8030/
Kawuz8027/
Kauwu8023/
Hawou8019/
Kawhu8019/
Kawuu8016/
Hawut8012/
Kaawu809/
Kawuh807/
Qhawu805/
Hawuh802/
Haiwu802/
Hawui802/
Kaewu802/
Haweu801/
Haawu801/
Keawu801/
Kawgu801/
Kawwu801/
Hawhu801/
Kkawu801/
Kahwu801/
Ckawu801/
Hawud801/
Hahwu801/
Kaywu801/
Hauwau7323,686/
Hawwau73921/
Hawout73236/
Hawahu73119/
Khavhu7341/
Hawaux7334/
Chawou7325/
Haiwau7321/
Hawoud7314/
Keawou7314/
Hauwwu736/
Kauwau735/
Hauwou735/
Chawau734/
Kaewau734/
Kauwus733/
Kaiwuh733/
Kaiwou733/
Kawuha733/
Hauwuy733/
Khaybu732/
Khavuj732/
Haawau732/
Chaiwu732/
Kaiwau731/
Kawwau731/
Jahawu731/
Hawusz731/
Khabuj731/
Khabuu731/
Kauswu731/
Kauwou731/
Kaweup731/
Kawouh731/
Kawoup731/
Kawush731/
Kawaus731/
Khavus731/
Kahavu731/
Kawuit731/
Chawwu731/
Haywau731/
Kasswu731/
Kaewou731/
Kaewui731/
Hawhut730/
Habu67112,948/
Kowu671,557/
Kavu671,345/
Kewu67549/
Havu67488/
Qawu67197/
Howu6796/
Cawu6774/
Hauwahu6731/
Kahabou678/
Hauwwau676/
Hawwahu675/
Keawehu671/
Chawhau671/
Hahawau671/
Hawwwau671/
Hauhwau671/
Khabouh671/
Hauwaus671/
Chaiwui671/
Chaywut671/
Jahawui671/
Khowhud671/
Khowhut671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Khawu
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