Jowas Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Jowas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Jowas (332) may also be a first name.
Jowas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jowas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jowas is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jowas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Jowas occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Jowas are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jowas is also the 480,499th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 332 people.
The last name Jowas is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Jowas is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent are found and National Capital District, where 15 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Jowas occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jowais | 91 | 6 | / |
| Joewas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Johwas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jowash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jawas | 80 | 4,109 | / |
| Jobas | 80 | 72 | / |
| Jovas | 80 | 40 | / |
| Jowac | 80 | 29 | / |
| Yowas | 80 | 27 | / |
| Sowas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iowas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eowas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Djawas | 73 | 942 | / |
| Sowash | 73 | 528 | / |
| Jawaas | 73 | 68 | / |
| Jovais | 73 | 38 | / |
| Jawash | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jawwas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jawase | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yoways | 73 | 12 | / |
| Joubas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jawass | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jobass | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jobash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jawais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cowass | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jowoys | 73 | 2 | / |
| Joveas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Juwais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jawasd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Joweis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zowais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joevas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cowaus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cowash | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yowaish | 67 | 35 | / |
| Joshuas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jahwash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jawwash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Johwatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoswast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josuhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jochuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zowasch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Johwach | 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
- 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 Jowas
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