Kouwami Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kouwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kouwami (14) may also be a first name.
Kouwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kouwami occurs most in Benin. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouwami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kouwami is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouwami are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Kouwami is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Kouwami is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent are found, Collines Department, where 33 percent are found and Donga Department, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwami | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kowami | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kuswami | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kouwama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kouwame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koouami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kajuwami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouwaima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawami | 77 | 2,819 | / |
| Kuwama | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kowama | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kowame | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuvami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaswami | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kawwami | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kayuami | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khobami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kawoumi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khawami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kowaima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ko'uame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quawasmi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouboumi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouwoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaswamyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooswami | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kouwami
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