Korwe Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Korwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Korwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korwe is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korwe? popularity and diffusion

Korwe is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Korwe reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Korwe is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Without taking into account Botswana this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korwes91108/
Korweh9132/
Koorwe911/
Korwhe911/
Korwue911/
Korw8911/
Korwheh8355/
Korwher837/
Korwhea837/
Korwech832/
Korweha832/
Korweah831/
Korwa806,932/
Korve80423/
Karwe80217/
Kurwe8044/
Korue8020/
Kerwe8018/
Corwe807/
Korwi805/
Korwh801/
Korwy801/
Kohierwe771/
Karwee73405/
Karweh73120/
Korbeľ73110/
Karwea7392/
Korveh7371/
Körwer7356/
Karwei7316/
Korbeh7316/
Koorve7313/
Karwie7310/
Kourwa739/
Korbei739/
Khorve739/
Kurwie737/
Korvey736/
Korwaa735/
Khorwi735/
Koruer734/
Korvee734/
Karwey733/
Korwai733/
Korway732/
Korzue732/
Kharwe732/
Khorwa731/
Khorbe731/
Corwey731/
Korueh731/
Karwet731/
Kuorve731/
Corwei731/
Korzwa731/
Kerwee731/
Kurweh731/
Korues730/
Karw67826/
Karweit6757/
Korvieh6747/
Kourbeh679/
Khorvee678/
Karweih676/
Corw674/
Korveyt674/
Korveah672/
Korvets672/
Khorwai672/
Kharwed672/
Korouea672/
Karwieh672/
Kerweah671/
Karhwee671/
Korwaya671/
Kharwhe671/
Koirwoa671/
Karwetz671/
Karwhea671/
Kerwheh671/
Khorveh671/
Kaharwe671/
Kourbei671/
Kourvei671/
Corwett671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korwe
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