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 found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 988,329th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Kowali are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 28 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 54 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 1,146,008. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 48 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowali
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