Komave Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Komave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Komave (6) may also be a first name.

Komave Last Name Facts

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

Komave occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Komave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Komave occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Komave are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 6 people.

The surname Komave is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Komave is primarily found in: Morobe, where 33 percent live, New Ireland, where 33 percent live and West New Britain, where 33 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Komavets861/
Kamave8379/
Komawe8321/
Komava8310/
Kemave839/
Komavi834/
Komove831/
Koumavi77421/
Koumawe7713/
Kommava775/
Komawei773/
Khamave772/
Komawer772/
Kamavhe771/
Kommabe771/
Koomabe771/
Komeveh771/
Komoves771/
Komahoue711,318/
Kamaavei712/
Komawoue711/
Koumaoue711/
Kamaevey711/
Khammave711/
Koumaibe711/
Kamawe671,100/
Kemeve6729/
Kamove6722/
Kamavi6718/
Kamava6712/
Komawa677/
Komovy674/
Koumahoue672/
Kamive671/
Komevi671/
Kommahoue671/
Komawouey671/
Khomavich671/
Komowe671/
Koumayebe671/
Camave671/

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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 Komave
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