Kowase Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kowase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan451:2,840,98432,386
India331:23,244,406321,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kowase (11) may also be a first name.

Kowase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowase (Marathi: कोवासे) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowase? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kowase is the 2,106,139th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Kowase is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kowase live; 58 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kowase is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 2,840,984. In Japan Kowase is mostly found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 89 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Barring Japan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Kowase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kowase has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowasep927/
Kowashe926/
Khowase921/
Kowasie921/
Kowas9187/
Kawase8347,173/
Kowaas831,244/
Kovase83550/
Kowasz83272/
Kowasi8370/
Khowas8367/
Kowash8361/
Kowage8347/
Kowasa8328/
Kuwase8321/
Kowose836/
Kowaze831/
Kowashi77413/
Khawase77220/
Kawasse7774/
Khowash7764/
Kowasch7746/
Kowache7740/
Khowasi7725/
Khowais7722/
Kawaase7718/
Kobaise779/
Kawadse774/
Kawaset774/
Kawashe773/
Kowassi772/
Kuwasep771/
Kovatse771/
Kowajeh771/
Kaswase771/
Kawaseh771/
Khouwas771/
Khowast771/
Koiwace771/
Kowascz771/
Kowassy771/
Kowatsi771/
Kowoshe771/
Kowosse771/
Cowasje771/
Kochwasser7592/
Kawas735,971/
Kovas73313/
Cowas7369/
Kowaś7318/
Kowos735/
Kowaz733/
Kować731/
Qowas731/
Kowatsch711,357/
Cowasjee7166/
Kaawaase7121/
Kawasser7113/
Kawasjee719/
Khawashe716/
Kouwassa716/
Khowasyi715/
Kobayase715/
Kaswause711/
Khawasse711/
Kobuyase711/
Kowaysch711/
Kowousse711/
Kovatses711/
Kouwassi711/
Cowasgee711/
Cowasiee711/
Khouwasa711/
Khawas6731,918/
Kawage672,073/
Kawash671,884/
Kovash67712/
Kawasa67659/
Kovasi67592/
Kawass67585/
Kavase67563/
Gkovas67388/
Kouvas67343/
Kawasi67329/
Kuwasa67129/
Koobas6790/
Kouwos6788/
Kowatz6771/
Kuwasi6753/
Kowosi6749/
Kawese6732/
Kawwas6723/
Kovass6720/
Kovage6716/
Kawise6715/
Kowice6712/
Kavise6712/
Kovace6711/
Kobasz6711/
Kawasy6710/
Kavose6710/
Kaewwasee6710/
Kavese679/
Koybas678/
Kewasi676/
Kouvatsea675/
Kovais674/
Kowosz674/
Qobase674/
Cowass673/
Khovas673/
Cobase673/
Kovasa673/
Kobayashe673/
Kobayasse673/
Kowaci672/
Kevase672/
Kuwose672/
Kobasy672/
Kawgas671/
Kaswas671/
Kowois671/
Cowasi671/
Hkawas671/
Kawais671/
Kawaus671/
Koweze671/
Kowoge671/
Kowoze671/
Kovasy671/
Kovaxs671/
Kovazs671/
Kovačs671/
Kewese671/
Kahwasser671/
Kawose671/
Qhowas671/
Khouwassa671/
Kawaxe671/
Kawaze671/
Cowash670/
Cowage670/
Cowast670/
Cowaus670/

Kowase Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowase in the Marathi language
कोवासेkovase95.83
क़ोवासेqovase4.17

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