Kowakou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Kowakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kowakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kowakou is found most in Benin. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kowakou.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowakou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kowakou is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowakou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin Kowakou is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent live. Not including Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouwakou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kowako | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kowaku | 92 | 4 | / |
| Koiwaku | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kovakou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kowatko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kowakoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koubakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koouakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowaka | 77 | 372 | / |
| Kawako | 77 | 227 | / |
| Kowoko | 77 | 164 | / |
| Kawaku | 77 | 57 | / |
| Kovako | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kobako | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kuwako | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kuwaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khawakoud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koswaka | 71 | 95 | / |
| Koivaku | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kavakou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Khawaku | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kowacka | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kawakoe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kobaaku | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kovacko | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kobaako | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kawakoi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kovayko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koobaku | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawaako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kovaľko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kobakho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kobokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowouko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowazka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowatkó | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuswaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cowakui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khovako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawakko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovacou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawaakoa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gkavakou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kohvakko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khawakoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowaiska | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kowaszka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowajska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobakoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkowacka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaboukou | 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 Kowakou
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