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 surname Kokuwa is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Kokuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kokuwa are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Kokuwa is most prevalent in: Kebbi, where 53 percent live, Niger, where 15 percent live and Adamawa, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Kokuwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
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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