Kodawa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kodawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kodawa (19) may also be a first name.
Kodawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kodawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kodawa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kodawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Kodawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kodawa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Kodawa is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 33 percent live, Kwale County, where 33 percent live and Nairobi County, where 33 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
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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 Kodawa
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