Kouw Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kouw (17) may also be a first name.

Kouw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouw is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,111,382nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Kouw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kouw reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 17 people.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 52 percent reside, North Brabant, where 17 percent reside and Limburg, where 12 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Kouw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kouw last name are 38.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.19% registered to vote for the political party.

Kouw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning $35,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwe89831/
Khouw89755/
Kouws8957/
Kow866,527/
Kuw86164/
Khouwe805/
Keyouw801/
Koyauw801/
Kowa7521,734/
Kowe756,683/
Khow75643/
Kuwe75553/
Kauw75261/
Kouf75135/
Keuw7563/
Kuow7527/
Khuw7516/
Koew7513/
Koiw7511/
Kouv757/
Kowt757/
Couw756/
Kowh756/
Kuhw755/
Kujw754/
Kuws753/
Kohw753/
Kguw752/
Kuiw752/
Gkuw752/
Koow751/
Kowz751/
Kuuw751/
Kkuw751/
Kowf751/
Ckow751/
Ckuw751/
Kuwh751/
Kuwz751/
Kqow751/
Hkow751/
Kosw751/
Qouw750/
Khowa673,018/
Kauwe67433/
Khouf67408/
Khuwe67211/
Kowch67161/
Khauw67116/
Khowe6780/
Kowsz6779/
Koufe6756/
Kauws6754/
Kuyaw6744/
Keuwe6742/
Koowe6733/
Khouv6726/
Kohwe6724/
Kouff6714/
Kowss6710/
Kujiw679/
Kuuwe678/
Kuyew677/
Koupf676/
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Kayow675/
Kiyow675/
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Kajow672/
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Kkuwe671/
Khoew671/
Kujew671/
Kyojw671/
Khoow671/
Kauew671/
Kowws671/
Kujow671/
Kejuw671/
Koudf671/
Koehw671/
Koiwe671/
Keyow671/
Kushw671/
Kowew671/
Kowhe671/
Kujwe671/
Kuehw671/
Couew671/
Koubh671/
Khuvw671/
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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 Kouw
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