Kouwe Surname
Approximately 831 people bear this surname
Kouwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 438 | 1:47,418 | 6,217 |
| Indonesia | 213 | 1:620,888 | 49,115 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kouwe (81) may also be a first name.
Kouwe Demographics
Average Kouwe Salary in
United States
$51,921 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kouwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻩ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouwe? popularity and diffusion
Kouwe is the 418,171st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kouwe live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kouwe is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 81 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 47,418. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 45 percent are found, North Region, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Kouwe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kouwe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kouwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kouwe surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.
Kouwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% more than the national average, earning $51,921 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kouwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kouwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻩ | kwh | - |
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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 Kouwe
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