Kolowi Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kolowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kolowi (15) may also be a first name.

Kolowi Last Name Facts

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

Kolowi is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolowi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolowi is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kolowi are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kolowi is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Kolowi is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolowai9227/
Kolowei9219/
Kolowich86141/
Kolowith8626/
Koloswhi861/
Koulouwi861/
Kolowe83248/
Kolawi83148/
Kolovi8346/
Kalowi835/
Kulowi834/
Koslowich804/
Kolovai7741/
Koslowe7736/
Koloway7733/
Koluwei7721/
Kollovi7718/
Kolovis7716/
Kalowai7714/
Kotlowy7712/
Kholowe7710/
Kolovie775/
Kalowei775/
Kolobyi774/
Koloviz773/
Colowit772/
Kolowea772/
Koloowa771/
Kolawoi771/
Koloweh771/
Kolovio771/
Kolouwa771/
Koluwai771/
Kolyowa771/
Koloswe771/
Kolouwe771/
Koloviç771/
Kotlawi771/
Koulowe771/
Kolouvi771/
Kolobhi771/
Kolovoi771/
Kotlovyi7156/
Koulouwa7145/
Kolloway7144/
Kolowaya7127/
Kotlovoi7112/
Kallowai7110/
Kolotvei714/
Koulouvi714/
Kholobhi714/
Koslower714/
Colowich713/
Koelowey713/
Kuloiwai713/
Kollaboi711/
Kolabhoi711/
Kolobhoi711/
Kollower711/
Koulewai711/
Kolotvyi711/
Koloibai711/
Kohlobai711/
Koslawit711/
Kolavi671,951/
Kalowe67954/
Kalawi67583/
Kolove67395/
Kolawa67318/
Qolobi67297/
Kaluwi67137/
Kolevi67127/
Kolawe6785/
Kolewe6776/
Kulawi6759/
Kotlovich6731/
Koslovich6728/
Kulovi6715/
Koloshvai6710/
Koluwa678/
Kolawy677/
Kalowy674/
Colovi674/
Kuluwi674/
Kelawi673/
Kalovi672/
Kholovich672/
Khollovei671/
Colobi671/
Kulowe671/
Kelowe671/
Kolovy671/
Koluvi671/
Kouloubai671/
Qolewi671/

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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 Kolowi
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