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
The last name Kowak is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Kowak is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kowak live; 51 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 856,040th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 119 people.
Kowak is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Manus, where 65 percent are found, Enga, where 13 percent are found and Morobe, where 9 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.
Kowak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kowak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowak last name expanded 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 Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with 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
| 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
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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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