Qawu Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Qawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qawu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Qawu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Qawu is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 277,834. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Qawu Last Name Statistics demography

Qawu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.99% less than the national average, earning R 121,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qawut899/
Quawu898/
Qhawu895/
Gqawu891/
Queawu801/
Kawu7530,613/
Cawu7574/
Qabu7514/
Caiwu671,075/
Kawau671,029/
Kawou67309/
Gqabu67125/
Kawuj6797/
Kaiwu6790/
Kaweu6764/
Gcawu6762/
Kawuy6738/
Kawui6730/
Kawuz6727/
Kauwu6723/
Kawhu6719/
Kawuu6716/
Khawu6714/
Quewu6713/
Kaawu679/
Kawuh677/
Cawuy675/
Quabu675/
Qawoo674/
Kaewu672/
Kaywu671/
Ckawu671/
Kahwu671/
Kkawu671/
Keawu671/
Quowu671/
Kawgu671/
Qabou671/
Kawwu671/

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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 Qawu
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