Koava Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Koava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koavea | 91 | 62 | / |
| Kohava | 91 | 56 | / |
| Kouava | 91 | 14 | / |
| Koaiva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kojaeva | 83 | 10 | / |
| Koyyava | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kohaeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kogiava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kohavad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coava | 80 | 53 | / |
| Koave | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kaova | 80 | 21 | / |
| Koawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Koavi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khojaeva | 77 | 3,935 | / |
| Kuiava | 73 | 909 | / |
| Coavas | 73 | 865 | / |
| Kouawa | 73 | 249 | / |
| Kohavi | 73 | 141 | / |
| Kahova | 73 | 136 | / |
| Khaova | 73 | 79 | / |
| Kouavo | 73 | 61 | / |
| Kohave | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kohova | 73 | 19 | / |
| Koabaa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Koľaba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kouavi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaaeva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koawai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khoavi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaouva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koeova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coatva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaňova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgoawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauuova | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kojoeva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kaheuva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kauhova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cohaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcohavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qoijava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koawaup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouoova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cojaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaoeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coavach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coavaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohavie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khohawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyiova | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Koava
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