Kowak Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Kowak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kowak (119) may also be a first name.
Kowak Demographics
Kowak Political Affiliation
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Kowak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kowak is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kowak.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kowak reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 856,040th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 119 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Manus, where 65 percent live, Enga, where 13 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.
Kowak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kowak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kowak surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kowak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kowak surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Kowak earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 126.25% more than the national average, earning $97,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowake | 91 | 48 | / |
| Kowack | 91 | 35 | / |
| Kowask | 91 | 6 | / |
| Koiwak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koïwak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwack | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kouwayk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kawak | 80 | 521 | / |
| Kovak | 80 | 441 | / |
| Kuwak | 80 | 131 | / |
| Cowak | 80 | 63 | / |
| Kowok | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kewak | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kowag | 80 | 3 | / |
| Koiwaske | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kowaschk | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kovack | 73 | 746 | / |
| Koback | 73 | 441 | / |
| Kawake | 73 | 362 | / |
| Kowoke | 73 | 95 | / |
| Kowacs | 73 | 52 | / |
| Khawak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Koobak | 73 | 24 | / |
| Khobak | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kawaik | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kewaik | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kobakh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kovaik | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kovask | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kotvak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kuwaik | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kobauk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kawack | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kovake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kauwak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuwake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kovauk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouwag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouvak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovakz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowgaq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowacc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobajk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaikh | 67 | 430 | / |
| Kovaľák | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kouweik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaeweak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kawaike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koswosk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kushwak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khoibak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawuak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawakh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowouke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahawak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaľak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovackk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovachk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuswahk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaawack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaske | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kowak
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