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 surname Koswe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koswe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Koswe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Koswe are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Koswe is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 31 people.
Koswe is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 171,645. In Cameroon Koswe is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 59 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.
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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