Kowald Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Austria

Kowald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6451:41,8545,351
Germany6121:131,54516,013
Austria3231:26,3644,156
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Kowald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowald is found most frequently in Australia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,928th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Kowald live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 41,854. In Australia Kowald is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 31 percent live, South Australia, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 21 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and Austria, where 18 percent live.

Kowald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kowald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kowald surname rose 504 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kowald last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kowald earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.63% less than the national average, earning $42,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohwald9213/
Koswald9210/
Kowal9132,820/
Kowall83956/
Kobald83869/
Khowal83485/
Koswal83146/
Kowale83105/
Kowahl8354/
Kawald8342/
Kewald8329/
Kuwald8314/
Kowalt8311/
Kowail838/
Kovald835/
Cowald834/
Koiwal833/
Kouwal832/
Kowold831/
Kohwal831/
Koweld830/
Khowailed8013/
Kowaldová801/
Koschwald801/
Kuhwald7794/
Khoiwal7776/
Kotvald7755/
Keuwald7720/
Kowalle7717/
Koshwal7716/
Khowale7711/
Khoowal776/
Kuwaldt774/
Kowhale774/
Kowalcz774/
Kohwalt773/
Kehwald772/
Kowalhs771/
Khohwal771/
Koswalt771/
Kowaltz770/
Khouwailed751/
Koval73133,538/
Kowol733,608/
Kawal732,324/
Cowal73215/
Qowal732/
Kował731/
Kowalová7175/
Kowalowa715/
Kottvald714/
Kowalova713/
Kovasild711/
Kawale679,101/
Kovale67915/
Kowoll67424/
Kawall67367/
Kovall67261/
Khoval67260/
Kowohl67171/
Kubald67106/
Cowall67104/
Khawal6772/
Kovaldova6743/
Kowole6726/
Koveal6725/
Kovalt6723/
Kovaldová6720/
Kawwal6719/
Kavald6717/
Kuschwald6712/
Kahwal6711/
Kovhal678/
Kuvald676/
Kawaal675/
Koweil675/
Kabold675/
Koival674/
Koschwall672/
Cobald672/
Kawalh672/
Kojval672/
Kooval672/
Kawhal671/
Kouval671/
Kovail671/
Kovayl671/
Koybal671/
Cowale671/
Coweal671/
Kawahl671/
Kawail671/
Kawual671/
Couwal671/
Covald670/
Coweld670/

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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 Kowald
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