Jowah Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Jowah (44) may also be a first name.

Jowah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jowah has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jowah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jowah live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 44 people.

The surname Jowah is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 137,841. In Zimbabwe Jowah is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 45 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Jowah occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowath911/
Jowaht911/
Ojowah911/
Jouwah911/
Johwah911/
Jowa891,890/
Johwach830/
Jawah80480/
Yowah80348/
Johwa80287/
Joway80179/
Jouwa8026/
Jowai8012/
Jojwa806/
Jovah805/
Jowoh803/
Joowa803/
Jowho802/
Ijowa802/
Joywa802/
Jiowa801/
Jowea801/
Jowau801/
Jouwaiph771/
Joubah732,967/
Oyowah73157/
Ejowoh7323/
Ojowho7321/
Jawash7320/
Ojowoh7320/
Yoweah737/
Yoowah735/
Ijobah734/
Joyway733/
Johuah733/
Ijowha733/
Ejowho732/
Jawwah732/
Ijoowa731/
Jawajh731/
Jawaha731/
Jouway731/
Johuwa731/
Yohwah731/
Jawhah731/
Johwas731/
Jovath731/
Jawaah731/
Ajowha731/
Jovach731/
Jawa6720,595/
Yowa6712,465/
Joba675,535/
Jova671,581/
Jowo67581/
Iowa6749/
Yowaish6735/
Hajoway6719/
Jawheah6710/
Eowa676/
Ejiowho676/
Jooswat674/
Jahwash674/
Oyiawah673/
Jawahad673/
Ojowoha673/
Jawwash673/
Joshwua672/
Ajeawah672/
Joosuah671/
Jawwadh671/
Johwatz671/

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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 Jowah
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