Korowi Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

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

Korowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3781:21,5712,311
Benin311:333,40726,304
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Korowi (141) may also be a first name.

Korowi Last Name Facts

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

Korowi is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korowi? popularity and diffusion

Korowi is the 707,442nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Korowi are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Korowi is also the 778,371st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 141 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 21,571. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 64 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 29 percent reside and National Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korowai9222/
Korowei9220/
Korowis921/
Koruowei8621/
Korowe8332/
Karowi8325/
Korovi8320/
Koruwi831/
Kerowi831/
Kourouwai801/
Korovai771,028/
Korowaj77402/
Korobyi77363/
Korovyi7782/
Kurowei7774/
Korobij7764/
Korobiy7756/
Koruwei7746/
Korawai7723/
Kerowai7719/
Korawis7717/
Koroiva7712/
Koroway7711/
Koroviy7710/
Karouwi7710/
Korawit777/
Koroiwa774/
Korowey773/
Korovei772/
Korowój772/
Kerowei772/
Korewei772/
Korouwa772/
Kourawi771/
Korrowe771/
K'Orowe771/
Khorovi771/
Korowoj771/
Korowoa771/
Korowej771/
Korovij771/
Korobui771/
Karowai771/
Karowei771/
Korovich71122/
Karowich7138/
Khorovei7111/
Khoyrawi718/
Khorawit715/
Kourouwa715/
Khorovyi713/
Koroivui713/
Korhevoi712/
Korowets711/
Khorrobi711/
Khosrowj711/
Kuroowei711/
Khoroubi711/
Koirowoa711/
Koravi673,481/
Khosrowed671,029/
Koruwa67537/
Karawi67234/
Korawa67224/
Kerewi67135/
Korove67113/
Khosroweh6789/
Kuruwi6727/
Korevi6725/
Kurowe6719/
Karowe6719/
Kerawi6719/
Karovi6716/
Khosrooui6715/
Kerowe6715/
Korzhovyi6710/
Korzhoviy6710/
Korovy679/
Korawe676/
Karuwi674/
Kurovi673/
Kerovi673/
Khorovich672/
Karewi672/
Koruwe672/
Korawy672/
Koutrouvi672/
Koruvi671/
Corobi671/
Koyrovich671/
Kotrovich671/
Khoroshui671/
Karowy671/
Korewe671/
Kouroubai671/
Kourouvei671/

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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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  • 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 Korowi
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