Kouawa Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kouawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2471:84,08510,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,017,412th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. Kouawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouawa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 20 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 84,085. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 39 percent are found, West Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouhawa925/
Koawa914/
Kouaweha861/
Kouawo83551/
Kuhawa8341/
Kouowa8335/
Kauawa8316/
Kouava8314/
Kouawe8313/
Kaouwa836/
Koawai833/
Kgoawa831/
Kouawi831/
Kuawah831/
Kouawou7757/
Kuhawah7716/
Kuhawat772/
Kuijawa771/
Koawaup771/
Khohawa771/
Khuhawa771/
Khuawaj771/
Kouhaba771/
Kouhawe771/
Kouhawo771/
Kouaswi771/
Kouaweu771/
Kouaiba771/
Khoahwa771/
Khoawad771/
Kaowa7373/
Koava7365/
Koawo732/
Koawi731/
Koawe731/
Koachway7117/
Khoawaja712/
Kuhawaha712/
Kouawhou711/
Kahowa67110/
Koavea6762/
Kouavo6761/
Kohava6756/
Kaowai6737/
Kaouwi6716/
Kuhowa6713/
Koabaa6713/
Koľaba6711/
Kaowat676/
Kouavi674/
Kaouva672/
Kouowo672/
Kauava671/
Kaoswa671/
Koaiva671/
Koawos671/
Kohawo671/
Kohawy671/
Couava671/
Koawou671/
Coaway670/

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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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