Kuwia Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kuwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kuwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuwia is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kuwia is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Kuwia reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Kuwia is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Kuwia is most common in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauwia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kuwiatz | 83 | 17 | / |
| Khuwija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiwia | 80 | 5,084 | / |
| Kuvia | 80 | 97 | / |
| Kowia | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kuwja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowija | 73 | 39 | / |
| Khuwja | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kuweha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kuweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiw'ia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubiňa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuviah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouweiyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuviatz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuwaiyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khuubia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoubia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kubeija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuboija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kausuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiewiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kushvia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kuwia
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