Kodawara Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

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

Kodawara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kodawara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765

Kodawara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kodawara occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kodawara.

How Common Is The Last Name Kodawara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Kodawara are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 63,207. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 84 percent are found, National Capital District, where 9 percent are found and Morobe, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent are found.

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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
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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 Kodawara
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