Jowas Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jowas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowais916/
Joewas912/
Johwas911/
Jowash911/
Jawas804,109/
Jobas8072/
Jovas8040/
Jowac8029/
Yowas8027/
Sowas807/
Iowas803/
Eowas800/
Djawas73942/
Sowash73528/
Jawaas7368/
Jovais7338/
Jawash7320/
Jawwas7320/
Jawase7319/
Yoways7312/
Joubas7311/
Jawass737/
Jobass736/
Jobash734/
Jawais733/
Cowass733/
Jowoys732/
Joveas732/
Juwais732/
Jawasd732/
Joweis731/
Zowais731/
Jhawas731/
Joevas730/
Cowaus730/
Cowash730/
Yowaish6735/
Joshuas676/
Jahwash674/
Jawwash673/
Johwatz671/
Yoswast671/
Josuhas671/
Jochuas671/
Zowasch670/
Johwach670/

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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 Jowas
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