Kouawa Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Kouawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 247 | 1:84,085 | 10,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kouawa (20) may also be a first name.
Kouawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kouawa is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouawa? popularity and diffusion
Kouawa is the 1,017,412th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouawa live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kouawa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 20 people.
The surname Kouawa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 84,085. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 39 percent are found, West Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Kouawa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouhawa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Koawa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kouaweha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouawo | 83 | 551 | / |
| Kuhawa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kouowa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kauawa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kouava | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kouawe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kaouwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Koawai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kgoawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouawou | 77 | 57 | / |
| Kuhawah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kuhawat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuijawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koawaup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khohawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuhawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuawaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouhaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouhawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouhawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouaswi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouaweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoahwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoawad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaowa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Koava | 73 | 65 | / |
| Koawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koachway | 71 | 17 | / |
| Khoawaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuhawaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouawhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahowa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Koavea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kouavo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kohava | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kaowai | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kaouwi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kuhowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koabaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koľaba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kaowat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kouavi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaouva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kauava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaoswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koawos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kouawa
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