Kuwasi Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Kuwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
India111:69,733,217610,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kuwasi Last Name Facts

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

Kuwasi (Hindi: कुवासी, Oriya: କୁୱାସି) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwasi? popularity and diffusion

Kuwasi is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kuwasi live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 78 percent are found, Bougainville, where 15 percent are found and Madang, where 5 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwasih9211/
Kuwassi922/
Kuwasai921/
Kauwasi921/
Kuwassih8618/
Kouwassi861/
Kuwasa83129/
Kowasi8370/
Kuwesi8365/
Kuvasi8350/
Kuwase8321/
Kiwasi8319/
Kuwaci839/
Kuwazi831/
Kuwagi831/
Kowashi77413/
Kiwashi7748/
Khowasi7725/
Kubashi7715/
Kuwasha779/
Kauwasa777/
Kauvasi776/
Khuwaji775/
Kiwaisi774/
Kowassi772/
Kubaysi772/
Koubasi772/
Khuwasa771/
Kuvasiy771/
Kowasie771/
Kuwasep771/
Kiwassi771/
Kouvatsi71104/
Khuvasih7110/
Kouwassa716/
Khowasyi715/
Koubassi714/
Kuvaisiy714/
Khubaisi713/
Kubaishi712/
Kuwauchi712/
Kauvashi711/
Kutvashi711/
Koubaysi711/
Kouwadji711/
Koouassi711/
Kubaissi711/
Khouwasa711/
Kiwesi67460/
Kuwaza67340/
Kowase6780/
Kowosi6749/
Koubayssi6742/
Kubosi6735/
Kubazi6734/
Kuvaci6729/
Kowasa6728/
Koubaissi6721/
Kuwosa6717/
Kuwese6713/
Kiwazi6713/
Kiwase675/
Kuvasa673/
Kuwaje673/
Kauvaushi672/
Kivasi672/
Kuwose672/
Kowaci672/
Kuvesi672/
Khouwassa671/
Kubaxi671/
Gkouvasis671/
Kubasy671/
Kuwoza671/
Kuwage671/
Kuvaçi671/
Khuvasieh671/
Khushvasi671/
Kuwezi671/
Cowasi671/

Kuwasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuwasi in the Hindi language
कुवासीkuvasi-
Kuwasi in the Oriya language
କୁୱାସିkuwasi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuwasi
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