Korwo Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Korwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Korwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korwo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Korwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Korwo are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korwoh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kourwgo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korwosz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koirwoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korwa | 80 | 6,932 | / |
| Karwo | 80 | 108 | / |
| Korvo | 80 | 48 | / |
| Kurwo | 80 | 47 | / |
| Kerwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Koruo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Korwosch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koorwood | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karwot | 73 | 1,378 | / |
| Korwua | 73 | 160 | / |
| Korwah | 73 | 43 | / |
| Karwoi | 73 | 30 | / |
| Korboy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Korvuo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kourwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Korwad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Karwho | 73 | 7 | / |
| Korwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Karwoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khorwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korzwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koorbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korvoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karwoth | 67 | 194 | / |
| Corwood | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kourwad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Karwois | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koirewa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karwhoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khorwat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karwood | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korwasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korwacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korvost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurwoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khorvoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourvou | 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 Korwo
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