Kowasi Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kowasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
India261:29,502,515369,827
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kowasi (151) may also be a first name.

Kowasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowasi (Hindi: कोवासी, Marathi: कोवासी) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kowasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kowasi reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 49 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kowasi is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 151 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Kowasi is primarily found in: Northern, where 85 percent live, Morobe, where 12 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowashi92413/
Khowasi9225/
Kowassi922/
Kowasie921/
Kowatsi921/
Khowasyi865/
Kouwassi861/
Kovasi83592/
Kawasi83329/
Kowase8380/
Kuwasi8353/
Kowosi8349/
Kowasa8328/
Kewasi836/
Kowaci832/
Cowasi831/
Kawashi77500/
Khawasi77180/
Kovatsi77116/
Kovassi77107/
Kovashi77101/
Kowachi7797/
Koobasi7730/
Cowasji7723/
Koybasi7719/
Kuwasih7711/
Kawaasi7710/
Kowasep777/
Kawasis777/
Kowashe776/
Kawassi775/
Kawasai775/
Kovaasi773/
Kuwassi772/
Koubasi772/
Kaewasi772/
Kahwasi771/
Khowaji771/
Khowase771/
Kowossi771/
Kawasoi771/
Kauwasi771/
Khovasi771/
Kuwasai771/
Kowassy771/
Koveasi771/
Kawasit771/
Kawaishi71292/
Kovatsis71172/
Kovasich71121/
Kouvatsi71104/
Kobaissi7196/
Kowacich7151/
Khawashi7131/
Kuwassih7118/
Khawasih7114/
Kovasits7110/
Kouwassa716/
Koubassi714/
Kawaushi714/
Gkovatsi712/
Kovaschi712/
Khovashi711/
Kowachai711/
Kawashio711/
Kobayssi711/
Koubaysi711/
Kouwadji711/
Cowasiee711/
Koouassi711/
Kaewasai711/
Khouwasa711/
Khawasid711/
Kawase6747,173/
Kavasi6710,217/
Kovaçi673,174/
Kawesi673,043/
Kawahashi671,365/
Kovaci671,097/
Kavosi67914/
Kawasa67659/
Kovase67550/
Kuwasa67129/
Kovesi67119/
Kevasi67107/
Kawazi67102/
Kuvasi6750/
Kowage6747/
Koubayssi6742/
Gkovatsis6742/
Kewesi6739/
Kubosi6735/
Kovosi6734/
Kawagi6725/
Kobaši6725/
Koubaissi6721/
Kuwase6721/
Kovaji6713/
Qawasi6711/
Kawasy6710/
Cawasi6710/
Kuwaci679/
Covasi677/
Kowose676/
Kovatsits676/
Kavesi675/
Kawosi675/
Kobaçi674/
Kovasa673/
Kobayshii672/
Kovagi672/
Cobasi672/
Kowoji672/
Kobasy672/
Kovaahasi671/
Kowatschisch671/
Cowaci671/
Cowagi671/
Kovaši671/
Kovaći671/
Kuwazi671/
Kowaze671/
Kovasy671/
Gkouvasis671/
Qobasi671/
Kobayschi671/
Khouwassa671/

Kowasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowasi in the Hindi language
कोवासीkovasi-
Kowasi in the Marathi language
कोवासीkovasi-

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