Where Does The Last Name Kowas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kowas occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Kowaś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,007,164^th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Kowas reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kowas is also the 3,306,491^st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Northern, where 55 percent reside, Morobe, where 23 percent reside and National Capital District, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Kowas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kowas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowas surname decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.