Kowane Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kowane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kowane (140) may also be a first name.

Kowane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowane occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Kowane occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Kowane reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 140 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 277,834. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Kowane Last Name Statistics demography

Kowane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.04% less than the national average, earning R 192,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowane92710/
Kowanes9241/
Kojwane9221/
Koewane9212/
Kowaney925/
Kohwane922/
Kowanet921/
Kowan91590/
Kowanetz86144/
Kgohwane861/
Kowahane861/
Kawane833,007/
Kuwane83311/
Kewane83159/
Khowan83123/
Kowana8385/
Kowani8373/
Kowgan8357/
Kowhan8355/
Kovane8340/
Kowand8327/
Kowahn8322/
Qowane833/
Kowine832/
Koowan832/
Kowann832/
Kojwan832/
Kowene832/
Kuowan831/
Kouwan831/
Koiwan831/
Cowane831/
Kohwagner8047/
Kawanje77252/
Kawaneh77154/
Kowanit77132/
Khawane7762/
Kujwane7748/
Khewane7744/
Kovanes7735/
Khowana7725/
Kovanei7725/
Kowatin7719/
Kawaine7715/
Kuwanje7713/
Kovaney779/
Koobane779/
Khowean779/
Kojwana778/
Kuwaner776/
Kawanee776/
Kouwain776/
Koweang775/
Kowanna774/
Khovane774/
Kewanie774/
Khowani774/
Kowasin774/
Kouwana773/
Gqowane773/
Cowaine772/
Kowaana772/
Koswani772/
Kuwayne772/
Kobanne772/
Kauwane772/
Kojuane772/
Kewanee771/
Kewanne771/
Kcgowan771/
Khowand771/
Kouwani771/
Kovhane771/
Kowanyi771/
Kuowang771/
Khoowan771/
Kowacin771/
Kowaini771/
Kowwand771/
Kovgane771/
Hkawane771/
Kuwanet771/
Khuwane771/
Kouwone771/
Kawanie771/
Cowanes770/
Kochwagner7519/
Koschwanez7516/
Cowan7381,473/
Kawan732,968/
Kovan732,621/
Kowon73103/
Koiwanit71431/
Khowanit71221/
Khowatin71104/
Kovanecz7167/
Khowasin7129/
Khawanes7114/
Kovanets7113/
Khowanna7112/
Khoubane7110/
Koboyane719/
Kobeeane717/
Khobhane716/
Khawange714/
Kowwanna714/
Kaewanee713/
K'Ojwang712/
Khujwane712/
Kowanich712/
Kowasint712/
Kewaanne711/
Kewahnee711/
Kewaunee711/
Khawanie711/
Khouwand711/
Kobeanne711/
Kohwanai711/
Kouvaine711/
Koubaney711/
Kuwasney711/
Kochwann711/
Khoswany711/
Kowajani711/
Kowassem711/
Koschwan711/
Kovanetz711/
Khojwang711/
Koyswani711/
Kobiyane711/
Kobojane711/
Qoshwane711/
Kovaneyp711/
Kawana6727,623/
Covane6713,076/
Kuwana679,826/
Kavane672,331/
Kovgan671,908/
Kovhan671,053/
Khovanets67924/
Kawani67914/
Kuwani67757/
Kobani67555/
Kevane67455/
Kovani67408/
Khawan67364/
Khovan67342/
Cobane67307/
Khowon67214/
Kawuan67145/
Kawene67111/
Kavene6795/
Kaawan6776/
Cowhan6751/
Cowain6742/
Koweni6738/
Kawone6735/
Kewani6733/
Koowon6732/
Kobany6730/
Kouwon6728/
Kuvane6724/
Qobane6722/
Kovana6721/
Kawann6717/
Koushwang6717/
Kawain6716/
Qovane6716/
Kewene6715/
Kovank6714/
Kovant6713/
Kobahn6713/
Cgowan6712/
Kahwan6711/
Kovene6710/
Kawine6710/
Kovhanets6710/
Koovan678/
Kavine677/
Koivan677/
Kavone676/
Kowoin676/
Kawwan676/
Kovanc676/
Kovain676/
Cawane676/
Kawgan675/
Khowasint675/
Kawaan674/
Cowann674/
Kovine674/
Khawaenne674/
Kawhan674/
Khowwanna674/
Cowant673/
Kovany672/
Kowona672/
Cowana672/
Cowani672/
Khotvaneh672/
Kewany672/
Kawean672/
Kowwanich672/
Cowgan671/
Kobayn671/
Kawaun671/
Kouvan671/
Couwan671/
Kuowon671/
Kowein671/
Koowam671/
Kawank671/
Kawayange671/
Kobanî671/
Qawane671/
Cowany671/
Khuiswane671/
Cuwane671/
Kovanh671/
Koyuan671/
Kohuan671/
Khoshwant671/
Cowine670/
Cowene670/
Cowean670/

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