Jowak Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Jowak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 133 | 1:761,190 | 74,637 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Jowak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jowak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jowak occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jowak? popularity and diffusion
Jowak is the 1,537,949th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jowak are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 761,190. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 89 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 5 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 5 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jowack | 91 | 7 | / |
| Joswak | 91 | 3 | / |
| Djowake | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jawak | 80 | 1,297 | / |
| Juwak | 80 | 489 | / |
| Cowak | 80 | 63 | / |
| Sowak | 80 | 36 | / |
| Jowac | 80 | 29 | / |
| Zowak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jowok | 80 | 11 | / |
| Juwack | 73 | 261 | / |
| Jiouak | 73 | 136 | / |
| Joback | 73 | 72 | / |
| Jawake | 73 | 66 | / |
| Juwake | 73 | 30 | / |
| Zowack | 73 | 14 | / |
| Djawak | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jhawak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yowake | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jauwak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ijuwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jovask | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jawakh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juswak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joubak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhowake | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jachwak | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jiouakh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djouwok | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jowak
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