Koswar Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Koswar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koswar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal4401:64,7291,702
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Koswar (15) may also be a first name.

Koswar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koswar (Hindi: कोश्वार) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koswar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koswar is the 660,498th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Koswar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name Koswar is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 64,729. In Nepal Koswar is mostly concentrated in: Janakpur, where 88 percent reside, Narayani, where 9 percent reside and Lumbini, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nepal this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koshwar923/
Khoshwar861/
Kuswar832,813/
Kaswar83143/
Keswar83123/
Kosvar8359/
Kosuar8358/
Kotschwar80274/
Koosswart801/
Keshwar77533/
Kashwar7754/
Kushwar7753/
Khaswar7726/
Koczwar778/
Kauswar772/
Kheswar772/
Kasware771/
Khuswar771/
Koshvar771/
Koshbar771/
Khoshvar71183/
Koushbar7142/
Khashwar716/
Kaswaure712/
Kosworth712/
Koczwarz711/
Kuishwar711/
Kashware711/
Koushvar711/
Coswarth710/
Qaswar67198/
Kasuar67122/
Kusvar6770/
Kesvar6737/
Kosuor6718/
Cosbar6714/
Kuschwart6710/
Kočvar679/
Koschuhar675/
Kasvar675/
Khoshvard672/
Kuswor672/
Khoushbar671/
Koşvar671/

Koswar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koswar in the Hindi language
कोश्वारkosvara-

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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 Koswar
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