Kowala Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7511:50,6117,983
Czechia461:231,16232,089
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Austria141:608,24554,975
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kowala (38) may also be a first name.

Kowala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowala is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kowala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,486th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kowala reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Kowala is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name globally, borne by 38 people.

Kowala is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 751 people, or 1 in 50,611. Outside of Poland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Kowala Last Name Statistics demography

Kowala earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowala92328/
Kowalla9255/
Kowalya929/
Koiwala927/
Kojwala925/
Kouwala922/
Kowalas921/
Kochwala861/
Koiwalay861/
Koiwalah861/
Khowalai861/
Koswalla861/
Kawala8315,438/
Kovala83802/
Kowela83269/
Kowali83260/
Kowale83105/
Kowalo8390/
Kuwala8363/
Kowola8340/
Kewala834/
Kowalj831/
Kowała831/
Cowala830/
Kowaljowa805/
Khovala77137/
Kowalis77132/
Kawaala77129/
Kawalla77117/
Koballa77116/
Kuwalai7795/
Kouvala7755/
Kewalia7736/
Kowatli7733/
Khawala7733/
Kobalay7728/
Kawalia7726/
Kowatly7720/
Kowalez7720/
Kawalai7718/
Kowalle7717/
Kowally7715/
Kowales7712/
Khowale7711/
Kehwala7711/
Kouwali7710/
Kahwala779/
Kawaula778/
Kowalli777/
Kawalay776/
Kobalya775/
Kawalas775/
Kovalla775/
Kovalea774/
Kowhale774/
Kaawala774/
Kouwola774/
Kowella774/
Kowalit773/
Kowalee772/
Kowallo772/
Kovalia772/
Kawalah772/
Kawwala771/
Kohwali771/
Koivala771/
Kovaala771/
Kovayla771/
Kowalgi771/
Kowalid771/
Kaweala771/
Kawuala771/
Kawalaa771/
Khuwala771/
Kuwalia771/
Kowaley771/
Kowaili771/
Kuuwala771/
Kahawala71593/
Kowallis71314/
Kaawaloa71108/
Kawahala7133/
Kouvalia7121/
Kowaletz7114/
Khowaylo7113/
Kouwoula718/
Kawailay717/
Kawaglia716/
Kouwatli716/
Khawalah714/
Kovalyoa713/
Kottvala713/
Kotvalla713/
Kouvalas713/
Kuwahala712/
Koutvala712/
Kouwatly712/
Kawahlah711/
Kawalaya711/
Kawwaala711/
Kovailat711/
Kovgalla711/
Kothuala711/
Kotvaala711/
Kawailat711/
Kawaalya711/
Kouwalli711/
Khawajla711/
Kowaliss710/
Kawale679,101/
Kavala678,297/
Kovali672,023/
Kovela671,223/
Kuwali671,132/
Kawali67958/
Kavela67932/
Kovale67915/
Kawela67838/
Kuwale67691/
Kawalo67635/
Kowelo67563/
Kewela67539/
Kaewailah67524/
Kawała67353/
Kevala67284/
Kovaly67266/
Kuvala67245/
Kawola67143/
Kachwalla67134/
Kovaljova67127/
Kovalj6770/
Cobala6763/
Kuvola6756/
Kawaly6737/
Koweła6736/
Koutvalas6734/
Kuwalo6734/
Kewalo6728/
Kowole6726/
Kavola6725/
Kewola6721/
Kovalo6719/
Kouvalias6717/
Khowailed6713/
Cawala6711/
Kowolo679/
Käbala678/
Kovola677/
Kovaleova675/
Kobała675/
Khuwailah674/
Cuwala672/
Kuwola672/
Kachhwala671/
Kobahalia671/
Kushwalia671/
Kothvalla671/
Cowale671/
Kawalahai671/
Kawalé671/
Khoivalap671/
Khobhalay671/
Kowały671/
Qowali671/
Gkouvaila671/
Gkouvalia671/
Cowalo671/
Kasshwala671/
Qawala671/
Khovallas671/

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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 Kowala
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