Kowag Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kowag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kowag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowag is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kowag.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Kowag is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kowag live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwag911/
Kawag80188/
Kuwag80100/
Kowak8045/
Kewag801/
Kowacs7352/
Kowake7348/
Kowack7335/
Kovags7311/
Kowask736/
Khobag734/
Khawag733/
Koiwak731/
Kouwog731/
Kowacc731/
Kuwagh731/
Koïwak731/
Kowgaq731/
Koybag731/
Kouwak731/
Cowhag731/
Cowuagc673/
Kouwack672/
Khawaag672/
Kushwag671/
Kouwayk671/
Kawaugh671/
Khawajg671/
Kobaugh670/

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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 Kowag
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