Kokowa Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

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

Kokowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Niger511:376,31410,650
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kokowa (44) may also be a first name.

Kokowa Last Name Facts

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

Kokowa is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kokowa live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The surname Kokowa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Kokowa is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 87 percent reside, Rivers, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Kokowa Last Name Statistics demography

Kokowa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning R 249,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokouwa922/
Kokoiwa921/
Kokow9112/
Kokoweah861/
Kokova834,329/
Kokawa833,569/
Kakowa832,037/
Kozkow83120/
Kokowo8364/
Kogowa8351/
Kokhow8347/
Kotkow8310/
Koskow833/
Kukowa833/
Kookow832/
Koikow831/
Kocowa831/
Koekow831/
Koskova771,131/
Koikawa77766/
Koykova77568/
Kokhova77353/
Kokovai77350/
Kokowei7797/
Kokovas7757/
Koikova7756/
Kokkova7741/
Kokovay7738/
Kockova7737/
Kokouva7736/
Kojkova7713/
Kozkova779/
Koukova778/
Khokova777/
Kokoowo776/
Kokowou772/
Kohkova771/
Kokawai771/
Kokawat771/
Koshkow771/
Katkowa771/
Kakoowa771/
Kakowah771/
Kokowoh771/
Koškova771/
Kokawah771/
Kouckow770/
Kuskowa770/
Kokov733,870/
Kokof7334/
Kakow7330/
Kokaw7313/
Kokav737/
Kukow730/
Kochkova71422/
Koshkova71416/
Khokhova71148/
Kokkovas7198/
Koukouva7152/
Kouskova7120/
Koukhova715/
Kokouvas715/
Kottkova713/
Kookovas712/
Koutkova712/
Koukovas712/
Kootkova711/
Kosdkova711/
Kotkhova711/
Koikoiva711/
Koikovai711/
Kosskova711/
Gkogkova711/
Gkoskova711/
Kakowatz711/
Khokkhow711/
Kok6792,057/
Koskov67617/
Khokhotva67584/
Koykov67520/
Kokhav67470/
Kukawa67297/
Kakawa67265/
Kagowa67256/
Kokhov67251/
Koková6780/
Kokofe6763/
Kaskow6754/
Koikov6752/
Kocova6750/
Katkow6749/
Cokova6740/
Kozkov6736/
Khokhawat6734/
Kokkov6728/
Kokoib6725/
Kugowa6718/
Kekawa6716/
Kockov6712/
Kojkov679/
Khokov678/
Koukov678/
Kokava677/
Kuskow675/
Kackow674/
Kakowo673/
Kokoff673/
Kodkov672/
Kocawa672/
Kokovo672/
Kuckow672/
Kakhow672/
Kouchkova671/
Kaschkowa671/
Kojkob671/
Kokkouvas671/
Kuzkow671/
Kozków671/
Koskaf671/
Kosków671/
Koukouvai671/
Kuikow671/
Cockow671/
Koscow671/
Kokoyv671/
Kohkaw671/
Khokaw671/
Cookow670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokowa
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