Kowashi Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Kowashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 384 | 1:332,928 | 11,709 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kowashi (24) may also be a first name.
Kowashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kowashi (Marathi: कोवाशी) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowashi? popularity and diffusion
Kowashi is the 709,895th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kowashi live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.
Kowashi is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 332,928. In Japan Kowashi is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 42 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 42 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kowashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kowashi in the Marathi language | ||
| कोवाशी | kovasi | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowashi
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