Kuwai Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Kuwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 269 | 1:475,258 | 14,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kuwai (38) may also be a first name.
Kuwai Demographics
Average Kuwai Salary in
United States
$117,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kuwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwai (Hindi: कुवाी) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 646,966th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name Kuwai is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kuwai live; 57 percent live in East Asia and 57 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kuwai is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 475,258. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 25 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Kuwai Last Name Statistics demography
Kuwai earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuwai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwai in the Hindi language | ||
| कुवाी | kuvai | - |
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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 Kuwai
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