Kowih Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kowih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kowih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowih is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowih? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kowih is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kowih are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: National Capital District, where 56 percent are found and Central, where 44 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowi | 89 | 4,307 | / |
| Kowei | 80 | 498 | / |
| Kowai | 80 | 345 | / |
| Khowi | 80 | 269 | / |
| Koweh | 80 | 134 | / |
| Kowie | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kuwih | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kowoi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kowii | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kowiß | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kowip | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kawih | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kowiy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kouwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kowha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kovih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kohwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kowui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kowhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koiwai | 73 | 3,664 | / |
| Kowitt | 73 | 149 | / |
| Kohwai | 73 | 70 | / |
| Khowai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kovish | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kowhai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kouwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khowis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cowish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koiwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowitp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koubih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowith | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kowher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kawi | 67 | 10,538 | / |
| Kowe | 67 | 6,683 | / |
| Kovi | 67 | 2,858 | / |
| Kewi | 67 | 1,111 | / |
| Qowi | 67 | 425 | / |
| Kuwi | 67 | 272 | / |
| Kahwish | 67 | 31 | / |
| Khowais | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khowaid | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cowi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kowé | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khojwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaweish | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kotvich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kowy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovaich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khawish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kowj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kosvich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khoywit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowhit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuobuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowhich | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coswith | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kowih
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