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

Kowas is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant: Kowaś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Kowas is the 2,007,164^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Kowas live; 46 percent live in Oceania Islands and 46 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kowas is also the 3,306,491^st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Northern, where 55 percent live, Morobe, where 23 percent live and National Capital District, where 20 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Kowas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kowas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kowas last name contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.