Konowi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Konowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Konowi Last Name Facts

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

Konowi is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Konowi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Konowi are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 44 percent live, Hela, where 28 percent live and East Sepik, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khonowi927/
Konowei921/
Konowich8641/
Konovi83632/
Konowe83113/
Kanowi83101/
Konawi831/
Kohnowich8019/
Kougnowui801/
Kongovi7745/
Konower7734/
Koenawi7733/
Kounawi7726/
Konovei7723/
Konovyi7717/
Konovoi7715/
Kanowei7714/
Konouvi779/
Konawai778/
Konewai778/
Kanowit775/
Konoubi775/
Konowez773/
Kangowi772/
Konovai771/
Khonowe771/
Kojnovi771/
Khonawi771/
Kanowoi771/
Kounouvi7157/
Kongnawi7136/
Konovich7128/
Kanowith7110/
Koinouwa717/
Kognouwe712/
Kounouwa711/
Kounouwe711/
Konoubai711/
Konowahy711/
Konnnovi711/
Kenawi672,019/
Kanawi671,006/
Konuwa67333/
Konawa67206/
Khotnawit67193/
Kunawi67180/
Kenewi6752/
Khongnawi6740/
Konoby6732/
Kanowe6731/
Kanovi6727/
Konove6720/
Konavi679/
Kohnovich678/
Conovi675/
Konewe675/
Konevi675/
Konawe674/
Khonohbei673/
Kounnouvi672/
Conowy671/
Konovy671/
Conowe671/
Konuvi671/
Kunovi671/
Kenowe671/
Kognoujui671/

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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
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  • 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 Konowi
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