Kowda Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Togo

Kowda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kowda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowda occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowda? popularity and diffusion

Kowda is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Kowda occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kowda reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Kowda is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Kowda is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 89 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowdea914/
Kouwda912/
Kouwdap831/
Kovda80151/
Kowdi8056/
Kowde8027/
Kawda8019/
Kewda8011/
Kowdo804/
Cowda801/
Kaewda7395/
Kowdis7313/
Khawda739/
Cowday739/
Kawday735/
Kowdou732/
Kawdha732/
Kawdea732/
Khovda732/
Kawhda731/
Kowdos731/
Kovday731/
Kowdhi731/
Kouvdai6758/
Khowdee6723/
Kowdeed6710/
Khawdha675/
Khawdas671/
Khawdah671/
Kouwdou671/
Kouvday671/
Koufdai671/

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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
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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 Kowda
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