Kowiak Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kowiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Kowiak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowiak occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowiak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kowiak live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kowiak is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Kowiak is most prevalent in: New York, where 57 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Kowiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kowiak are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Kowiak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.91% more than the national average, earning $55,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawiak83948/
Koviak83210/
Koviakh7778/
Koviack7769/
Kobiack7715/
Kobijak775/
Koubiak772/
Koubiack711/
Koviacke711/
Kobyak67469/
Kaviak67192/
Coviak6754/
Cobiak6727/
Kovyak6716/
Koviac6713/
Kuviak672/
Kobiac671/
Kawyak671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kowiak
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