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 in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kowam are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world, held by 15 people.
The surname Kowam is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 83 percent are found and Chimbu, where 17 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Iceland, where 2 percent are found.
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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