Kowa Surname
Approximately 21,734 people bear this surname
Kowa Surname Definition:
Kowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: good swimmer.
Kowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,801 | 1:12,736 | 1,591 |
| Sierra Leone | 5,254 | 1:1,349 | 251 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Uganda | 1,164 | 1:33,539 | 4,480 |
| South Africa | 947 | 1:57,210 | 7,261 |
| Zambia | 830 | 1:19,096 | 2,127 |
| Japan | 821 | 1:155,718 | 7,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 545 | 1:14,961 | 1,450 |
| Cameroon | 394 | 1:52,713 | 6,872 |
| Tanzania | 306 | 1:173,012 | 15,142 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| India | 140 | 1:5,479,038 | 132,955 |
| Poland | 87 | 1:436,882 | 45,306 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Kowa (14,021) may also be a first name.
Kowa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: good swimmer.
Kowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a talented swimmer.
Kowa Demographics
Average Kowa Salary in
United States
$39,826 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowa (Oriya: କାୱା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,840th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 335,306 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kowa live; 28 percent live in Central Africa and 28 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kowa is also the 48,567th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 14,021 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,801 people, or 1 in 12,736. Aside from The DR Congo Kowa exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 24 percent are found and Sudan, where 19 percent are found.
Kowa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kowa surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Kowa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.42% less than the national average, earning R 117,828 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $39,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning $35,053 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kowa in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୱା | kawa | - |
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Footnotes
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