Kowak Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kowak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kowak (119) may also be a first name.

Kowak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowak occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kowak.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowak? popularity and diffusion

Kowak is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 119 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Kowak is most frequent in: Manus, where 65 percent live, Enga, where 13 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kowak occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Kowak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kowak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kowak surname grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowak last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowake9148/
Kowack9135/
Kowask916/
Koiwak911/
Koïwak911/
Kouwak911/
Kouwack832/
Kouwayk831/
Kawak80521/
Kovak80441/
Kuwak80131/
Cowak8063/
Kowok8028/
Kewak8028/
Kowag803/
Koiwaske7719/
Kowaschk775/
Kovack73746/
Koback73441/
Kawake73362/
Kowoke7395/
Kowacs7352/
Khawak7331/
Koobak7324/
Khobak7318/
Kawaik7317/
Kewaik7311/
Kobakh738/
Kovaik736/
Kovask735/
Kotvak735/
Kuwaik733/
Kobauk733/
Kawack733/
Kovake732/
Kauwak732/
Kuwake732/
Kovauk732/
Kouwag731/
Kouvak731/
Kovakz731/
Kowgaq731/
Kobaik731/
Kowacc731/
Kobajk731/
Kobaak731/
Cowack731/
Kuwaikh67430/
Kovaľák6740/
Kouweik6712/
Kaeweak6711/
Kawaike675/
Koswosk675/
Kushwak674/
Khoibak674/
Khawuak674/
Khawakh674/
Kowouke673/
Kahawak671/
Kovaľak671/
Kouwoke671/
Kouwouk671/
Khovake671/
Kovauck671/
Kovackk671/
Kovachk671/
Kuswahk671/
Khawake671/
Kaawack671/
Kaewauk671/
Kovaske671/

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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 Kowak
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