Kowi Surname

108,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,307 people bear this surname

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

Kowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,4621:53,7165,965
Papua New Guinea1,1481:7,103498
Burkina Faso3591:51,1202,248
Benin1191:86,85410,177
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kowi (1,336) may also be a first name.

Kowi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowi is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,127th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,692,024 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Kowi are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 214,855th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,336 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,462 people, or 1 in 53,716. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Papua, where 43 percent reside, East Java, where 17 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.

Kowi Last Name Statistics demography

Kowi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.02% less than the national average, earning R 68,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowei89498/
Kowai89345/
Khowi89269/
Kowie8968/
Kowoi8916/
Kowii8912/
Kowih8910/
Kowiß8910/
Kowip898/
Kowiy894/
Kouwi893/
Kohwi892/
Kowui892/
Koiwai803,664/
Kowitt80149/
Kohwai8070/
Khowai8030/
Kowhai8015/
Kouwai805/
Khowis803/
Kuowei801/
Koiwei801/
Kowiss801/
Kouwei801/
Kouwui801/
Kowitp801/
Kawi7510,538/
Kowe756,683/
Kovi752,858/
Kewi751,111/
Qowi75425/
Kuwi75272/
Cowi7517/
Kowé7510/
Kowy758/
Kowj752/
Khowais7322/
Khowaid7319/
Khojwai7310/
Khowiea731/
Kowouyi731/
Khowhit731/
Khoywit731/
Kawai67199,829/
Cowie6717,435/
Koiwa678,497/
Kavoi672,043/
Koowa671,632/
Koivi671,194/
Koevi671,084/
Kouwe67831/
Khawi67801/
Kewui67631/
Kewai67507/
Kuwai67468/
Kovai67329/
Khuwi67315/
Kovei67308/
Kouwa67284/
Koovi67248/
Kawie67227/
Kawei67206/
Kewei67197/
Kuwei67192/
Kovio67142/
Kovie67136/
Koweh67134/
Kouvi67117/
Kauwi67100/
Cowit6788/
Khovi6788/
Khowe6780/
Kowoy6755/
Kowey6748/
Koiva6746/
Kowee6736/
Kawoi6733/
Koowe6733/
Kawii6733/
Kawui6730/
Kuwih6730/
Kovoi6730/
Kowea6726/
Qowwi6724/
Koway6724/
Kohwe6724/
Kuovi6721/
Koive6719/
Kawij6716/
Kevoi6715/
Kahwi6713/
Koewe6712/
Kaewi6711/
Kewoi6710/
Kuwie6710/
Kehwi679/
Koïvi678/
Kawwi677/
Cowai677/
Koybi676/
Kuwoi676/
Kkobi675/
Kawih675/
Kotvi674/
Kaawi674/
Koviz674/
Khoweiss673/
Kowha673/
Koyui673/
Khewi672/
Kewie672/
Koiui672/
Kovih672/
Kovii672/
Koywa672/
Kowaa672/
Kowaj672/
Kowje672/
Kewii671/
Khowy671/
Koviy671/
Kowhe671/
Cowei671/
Cowgi671/
Kouui671/
Hkawi671/
Kewiy671/
Kooui671/
Koiwe671/
Kojvi671/
Kojwa671/
Koibé671/
Koewé671/
Kuowa671/
Kowej671/
Kowoa671/
Kowue671/
Kowyś671/
Kuiwi671/
Cowiz671/
Kcawi671/
Koiby671/
Qowoi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowi
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