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

Kouw is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible 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 numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Kouw is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Kouw are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

The surname Kouw is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands Kouw is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 52 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and Limburg, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Kouw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kouw surname are 38.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.19% being registered with the 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/
Kuyow676/
Kayow675/
Kiyow675/
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Kajow672/
Kojiw672/
Kkuwe671/
Khoew671/
Kujew671/
Kyojw671/
Khoow671/
Kauew671/
Kowws671/
Kujow671/
Kejuw671/
Koudf671/
Koehw671/
Koiwe671/
Keyow671/
Kushw671/
Kowew671/
Kowhe671/
Kujwe671/
Kuehw671/
Couew671/
Koubh671/
Khuvw671/
Kuwhe671/
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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 Kouw
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