Kowata Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Kowata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6341:201,6479,039
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
United States211:17,259,949572,238
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kowata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowata is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 465,687th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kowata reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 201,647. In Japan Kowata is primarily found in: Iwate Prefecture, where 66 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Aomori Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Besides Japan Kowata is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kowata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowata surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Kowata earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwata927/
Kowaita921/
Koswatta862,430/
Khowasta861/
Kouwaita861/
Kouwatai861/
Kawata8369,086/
Kuwata8324,635/
Kowati83168/
Kovata8326/
Kewata8314/
Kowate837/
Koweta833/
Kowato832/
Koswattha804/
Koswati77308/
Kaswata77174/
Kouvata7794/
Kahwata7742/
Khowati7740/
Kawaata776/
Kawatah775/
Kuwatta774/
Khawata774/
Kewatta772/
Kawatha772/
Kawaita772/
Koibata771/
Kawatad771/
Kawatta771/
Kobatha771/
Kouwate771/
Koweita771/
Khuwata771/
Koswate771/
Kowaite771/
Kaewata771/
Kovasta770/
Koswaththa75293/
Kawahata7137,857/
Kouvatas71220/
Kuwahata71122/
Khawasta7196/
Kauwhata7123/
Koibatta7110/
Kushwata717/
Kouweita717/
Kouwouta716/
Koivatta713/
Kawhatau711/
Kouwateh711/
Kawatais711/
Khawatah711/
Koubaita711/
Kouwatou711/
Cochwata711/
Khawatta711/
Kowatich710/
Kawato678,360/
Kavata674,636/
Kuwati671,635/
Kawate671,522/
Kaweta67813/
Kahawatta67736/
Kawati67648/
Khowaiter67202/
Kawota67185/
Kaveta67146/
Kavota67113/
Kuwato67111/
Kuvota6783/
Kovati6766/
Kowoti6735/
Khawastah6731/
Covata6730/
Kevata6728/
Kovate6721/
Kawuattah6721/
Kobati6720/
Kuwate6713/
Keweta6711/
Kuvata6710/
Cobata678/
Kawaty677/
Kobato677/
Kowoto676/
Kovato674/
Kevota673/
Koveta673/
Cawata672/
Kewato672/
Kawahatha671/
Kovota671/
Kuchhwata671/
Kowote671/
Koivathay671/
Qowati671/
Kouwaiter671/
Cowate671/
Kaewwatta671/
Kuwaty671/
Cowaty670/

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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 Kowata
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