Kowam Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Kowam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Kowam (15) may also be a first name.
Kowam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kowam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kowam is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Kowam occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kowam reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kowam is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname Kowam is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 83 percent live and Chimbu, where 17 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Iceland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowame | 91 | 3 | / |
| Koowam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kowahm | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kawam | 80 | 1,282 | / |
| Kuwam | 80 | 246 | / |
| Kewam | 80 | 28 | / |
| Qowam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kowom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cowam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kovam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khawam | 73 | 3,785 | / |
| Kawame | 73 | 957 | / |
| Cowham | 73 | 423 | / |
| Kawwam | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koveam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaewam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kouwom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kowome | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kosvam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kovame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuwaim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koibam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuwuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khewam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaawam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koovam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khawwam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kohbaum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khouvam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kawasme | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaewham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khowhom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaewuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawaume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaeweam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ko'uame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koshvam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kushwam | 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 Kowam
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