Kowa Surname

24,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Kowa Surname Definition:

Kowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: good swimmer.

Kowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,8011:12,7361,591
Sierra Leone5,2541:1,349251
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Uganda1,1641:33,5394,480
South Africa9471:57,2107,261
Zambia8301:19,0962,127
Japan8211:155,7187,835
Papua New Guinea5451:14,9611,450
Cameroon3941:52,7136,872
Tanzania3061:173,01215,142
Iraq2521:138,9753,720
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
India1401:5,479,038132,955
Poland871:436,88245,306
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
England181:3,095,448105,421
Benin161:645,97538,126
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a talented swimmer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowa (Oriya: କାୱା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kowa is the 24,840th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 335,306 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kowa reside; 28 percent reside in Central Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kowa is also the 48,567th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 14,021 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,801 people, or 1 in 12,736. Other than The DR Congo Kowa exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 24 percent reside and Sudan, where 19 percent reside.

Kowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowa surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koiwa898,497/
Khowa893,018/
Koowa891,632/
Kgowa89740/
Ekowa89403/
Kowai89345/
Kouwa89284/
Kowah89276/
Ikowa89145/
Kowea8926/
Koway8924/
Kowaś8918/
Kowau894/
Kowha893/
Kohwa893/
Koywa892/
Kowaa892/
Kowaj892/
Kojwa891/
Kuowa891/
Kować891/
Kowoa891/
Kowua891/
Ksowa891/
Kow866,527/
Koiwai803,664/
Kowaas801,244/
Kawowa80350/
Kowasz80272/
Kowatz8071/
Kohwai8070/
Khowai8030/
Kafowa8027/
Kowaup8020/
Kowhai8015/
Kuowah8013/
Koiwah8011/
Koswat8010/
Khouwa809/
Khowaj809/
Koowua809/
Khowah807/
Ikowna806/
Kouwai805/
Ikpowa804/
Kgojwa804/
Kouwah803/
Kowatt802/
Koweah802/
Kouway802/
Khoiwa802/
Khojwa801/
Kowahh801/
Kowuay801/
Kooway801/
Kkoowa801/
Koowwa801/
Kowhad801/
Koszwa801/
Kouwoa801/
Yikowa801/
Aikowa801/
Ikhowa801/
Ekpowa801/
Kowwat801/
Kawa7542,982/
Kova755,494/
Gowa754,488/
Kowo752,016/
Khow75643/
Cowa75412/
Kouw75219/
Kuow7527/
Qowa7517/
Koiw7511/
Kowt757/
Kowh756/
Kohw753/
Kowz751/
Kowf751/
Xowa751/
Ckow751/
Kqow751/
Hkow751/
Kosw751/
Koow751/
Koishwa73104/
Khouwah7376/
Kowasch7346/
Khowais7322/
Khowaid7319/
Khojwai7310/
Khowwat732/
Kgouwah731/
Kaphowa731/
Kowatph731/
Ajkhowa731/
Haykowa731/
Khouwas731/
Khowast731/
Khowiea731/
Kabaowa731/
Kowascz731/
Eekeowa731/
Kawai67199,829/
Kahwa6715,093/
Kowou672,333/
Kawah672,305/
Kowatsch671,357/
Kawau671,029/
Kovaľ671,000/
Khawa67992/
Kaawa67978/
Khouw67755/
Kawea67722/
Kaway67608/
Kouva67578/
Kowei67498/
Kovai67329/
Kavoa67295/
Ikova67181/
Gkova67172/
Kovać67166/
Keuwa67163/
Kowch67161/
Kovaç67161/
Ekova67112/
Kovga67100/
Kovea6795/
Kawaa6787/
Kowsz6779/
Kouwo6775/
Kowho6767/
Kovah6766/
Kawua6759/
Kouws6757/
Kowoy6755/
Kohwo6755/
Kawwa6751/
Kowey6748/
Coway6747/
Koiva6746/
Khova6745/
Kawaj6741/
Koova6731/
Kabayowa6727/
Kawha6725/
Kowoh6722/
Egowa6721/
Kowuo6720/
Kohva6719/
Kovaz6717/
Kowoi6716/
Kooua6714/
Gqowa6713/
Gowna6712/
Kowss6710/
Kojba679/
Ecowa678/
Kawać678/
Kovha677/
Cowna677/
Kawga677/
Cowai677/
Kaïwa676/
Kovaa675/
Kovay675/
Qcowa675/
Koyva674/
Ykova674/
Cowat674/
Kowoo674/
Koshwaha673/
Koyua673/
Cowah673/
Kawoa672/
Ggowa672/
Kawaï672/
Kovaĺ672/
Cojwa672/
Kochwaha671/
Kojva671/
Kuova671/
Igowa671/
Khoshwaa671/
Koowo671/
Koiwo671/
Kojwo671/
Kowaysch671/
Kovaj671/
Qowas671/
Gpowa671/
Ccowa671/
Couwa671/
Kowws671/
Kgaphowa671/
Kgawa671/
Gcowa671/
Qoywa671/
Qxowa671/
Kojua671/
Khoow671/
Kowtt670/
Cowea670/

Kowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowa in the Oriya language
କାୱାkawa-

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