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 is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 827,165th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name Kowane is predominantly found 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 numerous first name in the world, held by 140 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 277,834. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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