Kgowe Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kgowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kgowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Botswana1271:17,2203,386

Kgowe (33) may also be a first name.

Kgowe Last Name Facts

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

Kgowe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kgowe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kgowe is the 713,660th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgowe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kgowe is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

Kgowe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 191,441. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, North West, where 27 percent are found and Free State, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 31 percent are found.

Kgowe Last Name Statistics demography

Kgowe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning R 159,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgouwe912/
Gowe892,469/
Kgoe89130/
Gouwe801,203/
Gowie80758/
Goweh80475/
Gowey80301/
Gowee80259/
Gohwe80125/
Goewe8020/
Gowep8010/
Ghowe809/
Gowed807/
Gowea806/
Kgawe806/
Gowei804/
Gowez804/
Goiwe803/
Gowwe801/
Goowe801/
Kgoue801/
Kgove801/
Gowge800/
Gow7512,208/
Goe753,377/
Goewey73693/
Goewie73106/
Kgauwe7358/
Gouwer7343/
Gosswe7339/
Goweah7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Gouwei7312/
Gouwie738/
Gohuwe737/
Goweay735/
Kgojwa734/
Goweje734/
Gouwey733/
Nggowe733/
Gowoue732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
Kgoowa732/
Nkgoye732/
Gowueh731/
Gouwea731/
Goewee731/
Gouwet731/
Kgaoue731/
Kghobe731/
Goswey730/
Gove6732,163/
Goue6713,188/
Goje6710,671/
Gobe676,151/
Gawe674,744/
Gouw672,224/
Goye671,636/
Gewe67986/
Goei67695/
Goie67526/
Goey67410/
Ghow67383/
Gowi67307/
Kgoa67290/
Guwe67130/
Göwe6754/
Ghoe6742/
Goee6715/
Gowy678/
Goow678/
Gowé672/
Kgae672/
Qgoe671/
Ghoshwe671/
Kgouehi671/
Gouwoue671/
Gojw671/
Qgow671/
Goej671/
Gowh671/
Kgej671/
Kgoi671/
Kgoj671/
Kgou671/

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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 Kgowe
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