Koiwu Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Koiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 572 | 1:7,707 | 895 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Koiwu (113) may also be a first name.
Koiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koiwu is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koiwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 554,992nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Koiwu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koiwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 881,625th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 113 people.
The last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 7,707. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 54 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 29 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koiwou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Koiwuu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Koiwuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kowu | 89 | 1,557 | / |
| Kiwu | 89 | 278 | / |
| Kowou | 80 | 2,333 | / |
| Koivu | 80 | 2,092 | / |
| Kaiwu | 80 | 90 | / |
| Kiwau | 80 | 37 | / |
| Kowuh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kiswu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kiewu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Keiwu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kiowu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kiwou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kowau | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kowui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuowu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kgowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hkowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiwuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouiawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowhou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kiyawu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kajiwu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kowaup | 73 | 20 | / |
| Quoiwu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kiewhu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kayiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaiwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaiwuh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koibui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koiwoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koivou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuiweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kojowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keiywu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koiwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keiwuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiewui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koiavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koibau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawu | 67 | 30,613 | / |
| Kewu | 67 | 549 | / |
| Kivu | 67 | 402 | / |
| Kovu | 67 | 162 | / |
| Qiwu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Koiwooe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kywu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiahvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiawut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowhud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowhut | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Koiwu
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