Kuwau Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Kuwau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Kuwau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuwau is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Kuwau is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Kuwau reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Kuwau is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 33 percent are found, National Capital District, where 24 percent are found and West Sepik, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kuwau is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Kuwau
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