Kokowa Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Kokowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kokowa (44) may also be a first name.
Kokowa Demographics
Average Kokowa Salary in
South Africa
R 249,996
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kokowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kokowa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. Kokowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kokowa reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kokowa is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 44 people.
The last name Kokowa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Kokowa is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 87 percent live, Rivers, where 5 percent live and Delta, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.
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.
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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 Kokowa
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