Koava Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Koava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Koava (11) may also be a first name.

Koava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koava has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Koava occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Koava reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 48 percent live, Central, where 41 percent live and Gulf, where 6 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koavea9162/
Kohava9156/
Kouava9114/
Koaiva911/
Kojaeva8310/
Koyyava833/
Kohaeva831/
Kogiava831/
Kohavad831/
Coava8053/
Koave8025/
Kaova8021/
Koawa804/
Koavi801/
Khojaeva773,935/
Kuiava73909/
Coavas73865/
Kouawa73249/
Kohavi73141/
Kahova73136/
Khaova7379/
Kouavo7361/
Kohave7319/
Kohova7319/
Koabaa7313/
Koľaba7311/
Kouavi734/
Kaaeva733/
Koawai733/
Khoavi733/
Kaouva732/
Koeova731/
Coatva731/
Kaňova731/
Kauava731/
Couava731/
Kgoawa731/
Kauuova6760/
Kojoeva6717/
Kaheuva676/
Kauhova673/
Cohaeva672/
Kcohavi672/
Kahaeva672/
Qoijava671/
Koawaup671/
Kouoova671/
Cojaeva671/
Kaaoeva671/
Khoabai671/
Coavach671/
Kouaiba671/
Coavaux671/
Khoahwa671/
Kahaova671/
Kohavie671/
Khoawad671/
Khohawa671/
Koyiova670/

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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 Koava
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