Kowaka Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kowaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3681:347,40311,946
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kowaka (15) may also be a first name.

Kowaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowaka occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowaka? popularity and diffusion

Kowaka is the 766,190th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kowaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kowaka is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Kowaka is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 347,403. In Japan it is most frequent in: Okayama Prefecture, where 44 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Japan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koswaka9295/
Kowacka9215/
Kowakoa921/
Kowazka921/
Kowaiska862/
Kowajska861/
Kowaszka861/
Gkowacka861/
Kowaki83988/
Kawaka83358/
Kewaka83174/
Kovaka8399/
Kuwaka8386/
Kowake8348/
Koweka8314/
Kowako837/
Kowacki77953/
Kawaika77183/
Kawakai7785/
Khawaka7748/
Kowakou7721/
Kouvaka7719/
Kobakha7717/
Kovakas7714/
Khovaka7710/
Kawakha779/
Kovacka778/
Koveaka776/
Kowazki775/
Kovakka775/
Kuwakai775/
Kawakaa775/
Kuwauka772/
Kawacka772/
Kobaaka771/
Kowacky771/
Gkowaki771/
Kawaaka771/
Khuwaka771/
Kobakai771/
Kowaker771/
Kowatko771/
Kowatkó771/
Koweeka771/
Kaewaka771/
Kahwaka771/
Kovaska770/
Kohvakka71637/
Kovachka71561/
Kouvakas7199/
Kovashka7122/
Koiwaske7119/
Kawakaya7113/
Koswaski7111/
Koiwaski7111/
Kawahaka717/
Khawakha713/
Kovakkai712/
Kouwakou712/
Kowazski712/
Kawadkad711/
Koovakai711/
Kushwaka711/
Kovakkat711/
Kotvaska711/
Kowayski711/
Kuwaszka711/
Kowaskki711/
Kowasski711/
Khawaaka711/
Kuwaki671,618/
Kawaki67730/
Kavaka67525/
Kawake67362/
Kawako67227/
Kowoko67164/
Kuvaka67123/
Kowoke6795/
Kovako6736/
Kobako6732/
Kuwako6714/
Kawaky6714/
Koveka6712/
Kobaca678/
Kevaka678/
Kovaki676/
Koovakkat674/
Cawaka674/
Kovaca673/
Koovakkai672/
Kuwake672/
Kovake672/
Keweka671/
Kuwoka671/
Kobaqa671/
Kawaca671/
Kobaky671/
Koweko671/
Kovoka671/
Kuvoka671/
Koiwascki671/
Khawakash671/

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