Jowa Surname
Approximately 1,890 people bear this surname
Jowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 826 | 1:18,690 | 2,770 |
| Indonesia | 515 | 1:256,795 | 23,323 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| Japan | 76 | 1:1,682,162 | 25,629 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Jowa (3,002) may also be a first name.
Jowa Demographics
Average Jowa Salary in
United States
$36,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﻮ, Hindi: जोवा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Jowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jowa is the 217,033rd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,855,844 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Jowa live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,100th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 3,002 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 826 people, or 1 in 18,690. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Jowa occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Jowa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Jowa are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.
Jowa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.49% less than the national average, earning $36,896 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﻮ | ajw | - |
| Jowa in the Hindi language | ||
| जोवा | jova | - |
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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 Jowa
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