Kudawa Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Kudawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kudawa (28) may also be a first name.
Kudawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kudawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kudawa (Marathi: कुडवा) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kudawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Kudawa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Kudawa are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kudawa is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name globally, held by 28 people.
Kudawa is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Kudawa is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 95 percent live and Central, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koudawa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Kudawat | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kudaewa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kudawais | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kudawath | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kaudaiwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Koudaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kidawa | 83 | 1,306 | / |
| Kudava | 83 | 144 | / |
| Kudewa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Kudawo | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kudawe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kudowa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kodawa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kaudauswa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kudaeva | 77 | 2,669 | / |
| Kudawoo | 77 | 881 | / |
| Kodawua | 77 | 37 | / |
| Koudawo | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kidawai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kudehwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kuddava | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kodaiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| K'Odawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kidaiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kudavad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kidhawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kudgawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koudawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khudawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koudowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koudawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khudaeva | 71 | 409 | / |
| Kudaavat | 71 | 35 | / |
| Khudavad | 71 | 19 | / |
| Koudouwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kudhavad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koudawoo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Quidawai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kudavaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kudhavay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kudhavha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koudahua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khudabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidava | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Kudave | 67 | 265 | / |
| Kodowa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Kudeva | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kudowo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kidewa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kudova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kodawe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khudaibah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kudavi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kudaavaat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kidawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kidowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Codawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kudowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kodawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudaubhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khudavath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koudawwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouydouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudewo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kudawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kudawa in the Marathi language | ||
| कुडवा | kudava | - |
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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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- 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 Kudawa
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