Kodwo Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kodwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kodwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kodwo (2,906) may also be a first name.

Kodwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kodwo occurs most in Ghana. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kodwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 794,916th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. Kodwo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kodwo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kodwo is also the 134,732nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 2,906 people.

The last name Kodwo is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Kodwo Last Name Statistics demography

Kodwo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kodwa80365/
Koduo80171/
Kadwo803/
Kotwo802/
Kouduo7326/
Kotwot7312/
Kadwuo733/
Kodwat733/
Kodwad732/
Koduoe731/
Koudwa731/
Kotwos731/
Khotwot67117/
Koudvou6751/
Kodwath671/
Kodouho671/
Kotwood671/

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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 Kodwo
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