Kowar Surname

137,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Austria

Kowar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5851:296,73716,739
Austria2381:35,7795,771
Iran1461:525,90830,660
Germany991:813,18659,527
Poland721:527,89950,824
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kowář (1) are calculated separately.

Kowar (134) may also be a first name.

Kowar Last Name Facts

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

Kowar (Hindi: कोवार, Marathi: कोवार) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kowář. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,931st most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,245,085 people. The last name Kowar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kowar reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kowar is also the 800,975th most common given name world-wide, held by 134 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 2,585 people, or 1 in 296,737. In India it is most numerous in: Assam, where 90 percent reside, West Bengal, where 6 percent reside and Manipur, where 2 percent reside. Barring India Kowar exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.

Kowar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kowar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kowar surname increased 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowar surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kowar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.02% more than the national average, earning $58,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowar91376/
Kowarz91316/
Koware91255/
Kouwar9168/
Koowar9123/
Kowhar9118/
Kuowar9113/
Kowart915/
Kowear911/
Kowgar911/
Kohwar911/
Kowář871/
Khojwar8370/
Kouware8321/
Khoware835/
Kowware831/
Kouward831/
Khohwar831/
Kowaire831/
Khoowar831/
Kuwar8079,535/
Kawar808,179/
Kovar805,493/
Kowor80236/
Kewar80131/
Cowar8011/
Khoshwar771/
Koowaire771/
Koiwarth771/
Khawar7355,255/
Kaware733,301/
Coowar73732/
Kovgar73300/
Kuware73192/
Kovhar73104/
Cowgar7391/
Kauwar7384/
Khewar7373/
Kaawar7353/
Kovare7349/
Khuwar7348/
Khovar7344/
Kahwar7335/
Kuuwar7324/
Kuwear7310/
Kuwaar739/
Koovar739/
Kuobar738/
Kuovar738/
Kowoor737/
Kuhwar737/
Kowore736/
Kovart735/
Kuiwar735/
Kuwair735/
Koevar734/
Kouvar734/
Kkuwar734/
Koivar734/
Kovasr734/
Kohbar734/
Kawarh733/
Kovear732/
Kobaar732/
Kuwwar731/
Kawaar731/
Kobarr731/
Kuwarh731/
Kuwatr731/
Kuwaur731/
Kuwuar731/
Kuywar731/
Kovaar731/
Hkuwar731/
Cowarr731/
Koiwor731/
Kawhar731/
Kobahr731/
Kohvar731/
Koweyr731/
Kowort731/
Kowour731/
Koşvar731/
Kowuor731/
Kovatr731/
Kaewar731/
Kovarz731/
Kawear731/
Koosswart711/
Khaware67646/
Khuwair67570/
Kovarzh67138/
Khawarh6765/
Cowhard6729/
Khuhwar6725/
Khovare6723/
Khojvar6720/
Kovhare6718/
Kachwar6717/
Khahwar6716/
Kahawar679/
Khaewar675/
Khaawar675/
Khawaar675/
Khawwar674/
Kojuhar673/
Gkaware673/
Kuobhar673/
Khovart673/
Cowartt672/
Kawaire672/
Khawair672/
Kawasre671/
Kaaware671/
Kheuwar671/
Khewwar671/
Khobaar671/
Khoivar671/
Khoobar671/
Kuwahar671/
Kothvar671/
Cowasrt671/
Cowhart671/
Cowwart671/
Khovajr671/
Kahware671/
Kkhawar671/
Kobharr671/
Kuwaire671/
Kouwour671/
Kawathr671/
Kaewhar671/
Khobarh671/
Khawarr671/

Kowar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowar in the Hindi language
कोवारkovara-
Kowar in the Marathi language
कोवारkovara-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowar
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