Kowali Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kowali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India441:17,433,304271,013
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
South Sudan161:713,442947
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kowali (54) may also be a first name.

Kowali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowali (Marathi: कवळी) is most common in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Kowali occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Kowali reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 28 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran Kowali is primarily concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 48 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowalis92132/
Kowatli9233/
Kouwali9210/
Kowalli927/
Kowalit923/
Kohwali921/
Kowalgi921/
Kowalid921/
Kowaili921/
Kowallis86314/
Kouwatli866/
Khowalai861/
Kouwalli861/
Kowaliss860/
Kovali832,023/
Kuwali831,132/
Kawali83958/
Kowala83901/
Kowale83105/
Kewali8312/
Kowalj831/
Koweli831/
Qowali831/
Kovalli77561/
Khowala77328/
Kuwalai7795/
Kouvali7791/
Kosvali7790/
Kowalla7755/
Khawali7754/
Kauwali7727/
Koballi7726/
Kawalia7726/
Kovalio7721/
Kowatly7720/
Kowalez7720/
Kawalai7718/
Kowalle7717/
Khewali7715/
Kowally7715/
Kawalis7713/
Kowales7712/
Khowale7711/
Kawalgi7711/
Kovalei7710/
Kowalya779/
Kobaili779/
Kovaali778/
Kawalie777/
Koiwala777/
Kojwala775/
Kaawali775/
Kowhale774/
Kovalyi774/
Kovaliy773/
Kovatli773/
Kowalee772/
Kovalia772/
Kovalhi772/
Kouwala772/
Kouwoli772/
Kovalui772/
Kawaliy771/
Kawalli771/
Kawaali771/
Kawatli771/
Kobaliy771/
Kuwalia771/
Kowaley771/
Kawaylih71305/
Kouvalis71238/
Koubaili71186/
Kawalieh71125/
Kovalich7179/
Kouvalia7121/
Khawalid7120/
Cowallis7116/
Kowaletz7114/
Kovalish718/
Kovhalli715/
Khawalit713/
Kawalich713/
Kachwali712/
Kaswauli712/
Kouwatly712/
Khawgali712/
Khawalli711/
Koutvali711/
Kotvalli711/
Koiwalay711/
Khobaliy711/
Kouvatli711/
Gkouvali711/
Koweilid711/
Kushwali711/
Kavali6732,971/
Kawala6715,438/
Kawale679,101/
Kaboli678,988/
Covali673,387/
Kovale67915/
Kovala67802/
Kuwale67691/
Kaveli67426/
Kovaly67266/
Kewale67195/
Koboli67119/
Kovalj6770/
Kuwala6763/
Kavoli6763/
Kuvali6761/
Kaweli6750/
Kowola6740/
Kawaly6737/
Kowole6726/
Cawali6724/
Kawoli6720/
Gkouvalis6715/
Khowailed6713/
Kevali676/
Koveli676/
Kowaljowa675/
Kouvatlis674/
Keweli673/
Qobali671/
Kovoli671/
Cowale671/
Kowele671/
Kewoli671/
Kawalahai671/
Kawalé671/
Kowała671/
Kowały671/
Kovalėlis671/
Gkouvalia671/
Kevoli671/
Cowala670/
Coweli670/

Kowali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowali in the Marathi language
कवळीkavali-

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Footnotes

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