Kiawo Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Kiawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kiawo (143) may also be a first name.
Kiawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiawo occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,573,888th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Kiawo reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 772,378th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 143 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Kiawo is most numerous in: Western, where 53 percent reside, Gulf, where 39 percent reside and National Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Kiawo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 35 percent reside and Liberia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiawou | 91 | 23 | / |
| Kiawoi | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kiawoh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kiawuo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kiawoo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiawho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiawod | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiawood | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kiawa | 80 | 342 | / |
| Kyawo | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kiavo | 80 | 24 | / |
| Keawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiabou | 73 | 5,058 | / |
| Kyawoo | 73 | 2,003 | / |
| Kihawa | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kijawa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kiahwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kiawah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Keawou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kyawot | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kiavoi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kiawat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kijabo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kayowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chiawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kajowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiowoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiavou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiawua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgiawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyawa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kiawaha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kaijawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chijawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuijawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiawoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujjawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujiabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyachwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiavos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayiabo | 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
- 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 Kiawo
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