Kogwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kogwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kogwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kogwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kogwe live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Kogwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koigwe912/
Kongwee8387/
Kongwej834/
Kougwet831/
Koingwe831/
Kagwe801,461/
Kogue801,278/
Kokwe80736/
Kogwa8044/
Kegwe804/
Kugwe801/
Kongkwej775/
Kongue73322/
Kaggwe73297/
Qongwe7363/
Kougue7337/
Kokwhe737/
Kokwee736/
Kogbea734/
Kougwa734/
Kokwei733/
Koguey732/
Kogbei732/
Kokweh732/
Kagwee731/
Keugwe731/
Koogue731/
Koughw731/
Kogwai731/
Kaghwe731/
Kagwei731/
Koguea731/
Koguei731/
Kogbee731/
Koegue731/
Kagweh731/
Koygue730/
Kokweah67108/
Kangwej6782/
Koungue6775/
Kang'we678/
Kongvej678/
Kagw677/
Kahagwe677/
Kongvee675/
Kongkue675/
Kousgue674/
Kagwije672/
Kangwea672/
Kouïgbe671/
Kooghwa671/
Kougbey671/
Kungwea671/
Kangweh671/
Qhongwe671/
Cogwuhe671/
Kan'gwe671/
Kgakgwe671/

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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 Kogwe
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