Kowago Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kowago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kowago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowago is found most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowago? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kowago live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowagou925/
Koswago922/
Kouwago921/
Kouwagou8613/
K'Oswago861/
Kuwago831,686/
Kawago83332/
Kovago83116/
Kowogo835/
Kowaga831/
Kawagoi778/
Kowongo771/
Kovagou771/
Kuswago771/
Koowogo771/
Kouwogo771/
Kahwago771/
Koubagou711/
Kawogo672,832/
Kawaga671,234/
Kevogo67794/
Kubogo67261/
Kovaga67103/
Kovogo6736/
Kevago6733/
Kavogo6731/
Kavago679/
Kawego678/
Kövago674/
Kuwaga672/
Kewaga672/
Kuwogo672/
Kawagouth671/
Kowega671/
Kavego671/

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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 Kowago
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