Kowang Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

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

Kowang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kowang (59) may also be a first name.

Kowang Last Name Facts

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

Kowang is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowang is the 1,637,889th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Kowang are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kowang is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Kowang is most common in: North West, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Kowang Last Name Statistics demography

Kowang earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.06% less than the national average, earning R 78,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kojwang9232/
Khowang926/
Koweang925/
Koiwang921/
Kuowang921/
K'Ojwang862/
Khojwang861/
Kawang832,536/
Kowong83551/
Kewang83456/
Kuwang8367/
Koweng8336/
Kovang8330/
Cowang837/
Koushwang8017/
Khewang77126/
Khowong7777/
Kauwang7753/
Kouwong7738/
Keuwang779/
Kawwang777/
Kawangh775/
Koiwong774/
Kawaang773/
Khawang773/
Kaewang772/
Kouvang772/
Kowheng771/
Kowwong771/
Kawuang771/
Kawaing771/
Kawamng771/
Kawhang771/
Cowaing771/
Khawuang71585/
Kaewwang7132/
Kawateng7123/
Kawangke7114/
Kochwong714/
Kaewuang712/
Khawwang711/
Khowwong711/
Khowheng711/
Kaewayng711/
Kahwuang711/
Kouwoung711/
Kawong671,131/
Kaweng67583/
Cawang67431/
Kavang67162/
Kuwong67140/
Kuvang6752/
Kewong6745/
Kaveng6742/
Kaewwhang6732/
Kovank6714/
Khawahang6712/
Kavong676/
Kovong676/
Kovanc676/
Kobanc676/
Kevang676/
Khaewwang671/
Coweng671/
Koushuang671/
Kaewheang671/
Cobang671/
Kawank671/
Koveng671/
Kevong670/

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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 Kowang
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