Koswe Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Koswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 121 | 1:171,645 | 18,315 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Koswe (31) may also be a first name.
Koswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koswe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koswe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,286,243rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Koswe reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Koswe is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 31 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 171,645. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 59 percent live, Littoral Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Cameroon Koswe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoswe | 91 | 1,111 | / |
| Koswee | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kosswe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kosw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kosweer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaswe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Keswe | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kosue | 80 | 38 | / |
| Koswa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kosve | 80 | 5 | / |
| Koswi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kuswe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kozwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaswey | 73 | 21 | / |
| Keshwe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khoswa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khosue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kotswi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kashwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koswai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kossue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaswea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuswer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khaswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kasswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koshue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kosswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuswey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kheswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coswer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koszwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koshwa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kotsuep | 67 | 195 | / |
| Koishwa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Khosuep | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kasw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kasweha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kashwed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kushweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kauswer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qosw | 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 Koswe
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