Couw Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Couw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Couw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Couw has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Couw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Couw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Couw reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.
This surname is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Miaoli County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan Couw is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chouw | 89 | 9 | / |
| Couew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scouw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cow | 86 | 167 | / |
| Cuw | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cajouw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chow | 75 | 255,686 | / |
| Cowe | 75 | 1,808 | / |
| Cowa | 75 | 412 | / |
| Kouw | 75 | 219 | / |
| Couf | 75 | 180 | / |
| Jouw | 75 | 27 | / |
| Chuw | 75 | 16 | / |
| Cowf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Coub | 75 | 7 | / |
| Coow | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cauw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Cuwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Coew | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zouw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cowz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Czuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cguw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tcuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cojw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dcuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuvw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cusw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cowp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Qouw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Couchwh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chouf | 67 | 849 | / |
| Kouwe | 67 | 831 | / |
| Khouw | 67 | 755 | / |
| Cauwe | 67 | 361 | / |
| Ciyow | 67 | 331 | / |
| Choub | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kouws | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chuow | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chowh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Chauw | 67 | 43 | / |
| Djouw | 67 | 22 | / |
| Couff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qcowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coyaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choww | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gcuwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coywe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chujw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cujiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coutv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Csauw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Couph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coowe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Couw
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