Where Does The Last Name Jowo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jowo (Tibetan: རྒྱོ་བོ།) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 549,848^th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jowo live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 469,697^th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 345 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 29,977. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Jowo is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Jowo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jowo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jowo last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.