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 last name Kowase (Marathi: कोवासे) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowase? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kowase reside; 58 percent reside in East Asia and 56 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 2,840,984. In Japan Kowase is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 89 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Kowase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kowase has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 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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Footnotes

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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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