Kokuwa Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Kokuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Japan | 55 | 1:2,324,442 | 29,670 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kokuwa (49) may also be a first name.
Kokuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kokuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kokuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kokuwa is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kokuwa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kokuwa is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Kokuwa is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 53 percent reside, Niger, where 15 percent reside and Adamawa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokouwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kakuwa | 83 | 1,739 | / |
| Kukuwa | 83 | 247 | / |
| Kokueva | 77 | 695 | / |
| Kekuewa | 77 | 160 | / |
| Kokouva | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kokouwe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kakuwah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kakuywa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kakeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kokubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khakuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kekeuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakuswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koskuva | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koukouva | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kookueva | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kokouvas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kokoweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khakuywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakuwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakouwap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khokhuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakuva | 67 | 1,592 | / |
| Kakiwa | 67 | 387 | / |
| Kakuwe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Kokowo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kokowe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kokiva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kukuwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kukuwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kokuvi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kekuva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakuwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kukuwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kakuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kokube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khokhueva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokkouvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koukouvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cakuwa | 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
- 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 Kokuwa
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