Kolawi Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Kolawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
Kolawi (32) may also be a first name.
Kolawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kolawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolawi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,447,279th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Kolawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kolawi reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kolawi is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 32 people.
The surname Kolawi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 73 percent are found, East Sepik, where 13 percent are found and Central, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 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
- 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 Kolawi
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