Kowed Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kowed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kowed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowed is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kowed occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Kowed are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname Kowed is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Kowed is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koed89389/
Kowet80574/
Kojed8063/
Koved8020/
Kawed809/
Kewed806/
Kowid805/
Khoed804/
Kgoed804/
Koedt803/
Koued802/
Kuwed801/
Koied801/
Kauwed7345/
Koweit7331/
Kowite7316/
Khoyed7311/
Kouied7310/
Koujed7310/
Khawed737/
Kowetz736/
Kouwet734/
Kowete732/
Kouyed732/
Kuobed731/
Koet6713,020/
Koid671,681/
Koud671,498/
Kyed67956/
Kaed67636/
Keed67199/
Koyd6760/
Keid6751/
Kouwets6750/
Kaewead6730/
Khowaid6719/
Kaewied6713/
Keud6712/
Kaeweid6710/
Kead678/
Kashwed677/
Coed676/
Kied675/
Cowhead675/
Khawead672/
Keyd672/
Kued672/
Qoed672/
Kojd671/
Kaewhed671/
Kowaite671/
Khoujed671/

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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 Kowed
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