Kowah Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1941:22,7242,241
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kowah (38) may also be a first name.

Kowah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 948,111th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kowah reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kowah is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 38 people.

The surname Kowah is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 22,724. In Liberia Kowah is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 28 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 27 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Sudan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuowah9113/
Koiwah9111/
Khowah917/
Kouwah913/
Koweah912/
Kowahh911/
Kowa8921,734/
Khouwah8376/
Kowasch8346/
Kgouwah831/
Kowatph831/
Koiwa808,497/
Khowa803,018/
Kawah802,305/
Koowa801,632/
Kowai80345/
Kouwa80284/
Kowho8067/
Kovah8066/
Kewah8040/
Kowea8026/
Koway8024/
Kowoh8022/
Kowaś8018/
Kowau804/
Kowha803/
Kohwa803/
Cowah803/
Koywa802/
Kowaa802/
Kowaj802/
Kojwa801/
Kuowa801/
Kować801/
Kowoa801/
Koewa801/
Kowua801/
Kowatsch771,357/
Koshwaha773/
Kochwaha771/
Kowaysch771/
Koiwai733,664/
Kowaas731,244/
Kawaha73489/
Koubah73289/
Kowasz73272/
Khawah7372/
Kowatz7371/
Kohwai7370/
Kowhou7336/
Khowai7330/
Kojuah7322/
Kowaup7320/
Khewah7316/
Kowhai7315/
Koswat7310/
Khouwa739/
Khowaj739/
Koowua739/
Koobah739/
Keweah736/
Kouwai735/
Kgojwa734/
Kowatt732/
Kouway732/
Kaawah732/
Kahwah732/
Khoiwa732/
Khojwa731/
Koiwoh731/
Kowuay731/
Kowouh731/
Kooway731/
Kosuah731/
Koivah731/
Kowooh731/
Kobaah731/
Kawaah731/
Kkoowa731/
Koowwa731/
Kohbah731/
Kowhad731/
Koszwa731/
Kovaçh731/
Kouwoa731/
Kobaha731/
Kobeah731/
Kowwat731/
Cowash730/
Cowath730/
Kawa6742,982/
Kewa677,676/
Kova675,494/
Kowo672,016/
Cowa67412/
Kaawach67279/
Koishwa67104/
Kachwah6749/
Khoubah6745/
Kouvahe6728/
Kochwatsch6725/
Cowatch6722/
Khowais6722/
Khowaid6719/
Qowa6717/
Kovatsh6712/
Kahwach6710/
Khojwai6710/
Khawaha678/
Kouvach678/
Khobahy677/
Kovaich676/
Kovasch675/
Koubaah675/
Kowouho674/
Koyuath674/
Kojvaha673/
Kovacht673/
Koveach672/
Khovash672/
Kaawash672/
Khawadh672/
Khowwat672/
Kovahtz672/
Kashwah671/
Kovazch671/
Kotvath671/
Gkovach671/
Koisuah671/
Kawahee671/
Kawaaha671/
Kawaysh671/
Kheewah671/
Khouwas671/
Khowast671/
Khowiea671/
Kabaowa671/
Kaahwah671/
Kotvash671/
Kowascz671/
Kovhach671/
Khaewah671/
Kaswash671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowah
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