Kowae Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kowae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Kowae Last Name Facts

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

Kowae is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Kowae is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kowae are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,909,144. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 59 percent live, Bangkok, where 35 percent live and Roi Et Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Thailand Kowae exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowaer911/
Khowae911/
Kowaiye831/
Kawae801,378/
Kovae8058/
Kowoe8033/
Kewae8016/
Kawahe73164/
Kovaes7350/
Kowoua7324/
Kowohe738/
Kouwoe737/
Kobahe734/
Koiwoe732/
Kahwae732/
Cowaed731/
Kawaed731/
Kowahi731/
Koobae731/
Kovaeh731/
Kewaiye6764/
Kouvahe6728/
Kouwoua6717/
Koiwooe678/
Kaewaey673/
Kowahid671/
Kowohai671/
Kawahee671/
Khewahe671/
Kachwae671/

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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
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  • 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 Kowae
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