Kogowa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Kogowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Kogowa Last Name Facts

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

Kogowa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kogowa is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kogowa are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Kogowa is primarily found in: Western, where 81 percent live, Western Highlands, where 13 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongowa926/
Kogow911/
Kagowa83256/
Kogawa83208/
Kokowa83184/
Kugowa8318/
Kogova8318/
Kocowa831/
Kongow831/
Kogobau7722/
Kagohwa7721/
Kagowau775/
Kongoiw772/
Kagoowa772/
Kongova772/
Kougova771/
Kügow7333/
Kogov7314/
Kagow7311/
Kugow731/
Kogab731/
Kogof731/
Kogav731/
Kougouwo7112/
Kongaway712/
Kongovau711/
Gkogkova711/
Kogoibai711/
Kotkgova711/
Kougobah711/
Kagawa6738,681/
Kokova674,329/
Kakowa672,037/
Kog67963/
Kugawa6784/
Kocova6750/
Kagova6737/
Kochgaway6730/
Khoshgawa6719/
Kugova6714/
Kogovz675/
Khogaw673/
Kukowa673/
Kangow672/
Kogovt672/
Kegawa672/
Kegova671/
Kongov671/
Kogobo671/
Kogoyf671/
Kongav671/
Kounghawa671/

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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
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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 Kogowa
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