Kowanz Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kowanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kowanz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria411:207,69425,759
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Kowanz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowanz has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kowanz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowanz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kowanz are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kowanz is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 207,694. In Austria Kowanz is most prevalent in: Vienna, where 95 percent live and Lower Austria, where 5 percent live. Apart from Austria Kowanz exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowantz9219/
Kowancze861/
Kowacz83793/
Kowenz8323/
Kobanz831/
Kawanze771/
Kowac7320/
Cowans672,580/
Kovenz6713/
Kowens6711/
Kovanc676/
Kobans672/
Kovans671/
Kavanz671/
Kubanz671/
Kewans670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kowanz
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