Kowada Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kowada Surname User-submission:

Meaning 'little hill'.

Kowada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kowada (28) may also be a first name.

Kowada Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning 'little hill'.

- kowada

Kowada Last Name Facts

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

Kowada (Oriya: େକାୱାଡା) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowada is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kowada are found; 44 percent are found in East Asia and 44 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kowada is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 4,408,424. In Japan Kowada is most prevalent in: Gunma Prefecture, where 76 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent are found and Fukushima Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowwada924/
Koewada921/
Kouwayda861/
Kouwaida861/
Kawada8339,140/
Kuwada83438/
Kowade83195/
Kovada8394/
Kewada8369/
Kowadi8316/
Kowado832/
Kowady831/
Kowoda831/
Koweda831/
Kawaida771,858/
Kawaeda77173/
Khawada77102/
Kovaday7746/
Khobada7715/
Kotvada779/
Kovadda778/
Khuwada776/
Kouvada775/
Kawadas775/
Kovaada774/
Kowader773/
Kouwade772/
Kahwada771/
Kawadah771/
Kawadai771/
Kovadaa771/
Koovada771/
Kobhada771/
Kauwada771/
Kawaday771/
Kawadda771/
Kojwadi771/
Kowadhe771/
Kowhadi771/
Kouwado771/
Kowouda771/
Kawuada771/
Kuwaida771/
Kobadah771/
Kovaiday7173/
Kowaider7111/
Kushwada716/
Kobadaha716/
Khawadai714/
Kothvada714/
Koubadai711/
Khawajda711/
Koubadda711/
Koubaada711/
Kuwaydah711/
Koohbada711/
Kawaidha711/
Kawaidah711/
Kobaudaa711/
Khuswada711/
Kawaiday711/
Kawade6711,945/
Kawadi671,144/
Kuwadi67241/
Kavada67133/
Kawado67132/
Koveda6795/
Kaweda6769/
Kovade6738/
Covada6732/
Kowode6726/
Kuvada6722/
Khuwaidah6720/
Kuwade6715/
Kawady6712/
Kovadi6711/
Kewoda679/
Kaveda677/
Kevada673/
Cawada672/
Kawoda672/
Kuboda672/
Khawahdad671/
Khuiwadaa671/
Kuwoda671/
Kouwaider671/
Kewado671/

Kowada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowada in the Oriya language
େକାୱାଡାekawada-

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