Kuwao Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

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

Kuwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kuwao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1981:645,67816,383
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900

Kuwao (24) may also be a first name.

Kuwao Last Name Facts

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

Kuwao is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwao? popularity and diffusion

Kuwao is the 1,108,016th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Kuwao is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kuwao live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

The surname Kuwao is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 645,678. In Japan it is most common in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 40 percent live, Kōchi Prefecture, where 38 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwaiyo833/
Kowao8012/
Kiwao8010/
Kushwaho777/
Kiwaho731/
Kuwoho731/
Kouwoa731/
Kouwoua6717/
Kusvaho678/
Keuwoua672/
Koubaou672/
Kuswoha671/
Khowaho671/
Kuubaho671/
Kuiwouo671/
Koubaho671/
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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 Kuwao
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