Kouawo Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Kouawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
France311:2,142,668174,004
Benin171:607,97736,930
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kouawo (93) may also be a first name.

Kouawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kouawo occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouawo? popularity and diffusion

Kouawo is the 572,152nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kouawo are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 93 people.

The last name Kouawo is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Excluding Togo it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouawou9257/
Kouhawo921/
Koawo912/
Kouawhou861/
Kouawa83249/
Kouavo8361/
Kouowo832/
Koawou831/
Kohawo831/
Koawos831/
Kouaboh776/
Kouhawa775/
Kujjawo771/
Kouowou771/
Kouaboi771/
Kouaweu771/
Kouhowo771/
Keuawou771/
Koawa734/
Kuhawa6741/
Kouowa6735/
Kauawa6716/
Kouava6714/
Kujowo6712/
Couabo679/
Kaouwa676/
Kayowo674/
Koeowo673/
Kajowo672/
Kaouva672/
Kuyowo671/
Kaeowo671/
Kgoawa671/
Kuawah671/
Kaowoa671/
Kaoubo671/

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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 Kouawo
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