Kowim Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kowim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kowim (192) may also be a first name.

Kowim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowim has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kowim.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowim is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kowim reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kowim is also the 655,603rd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 192 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 881,661. In Indonesia Kowim is primarily found in: East Java, where 78 percent reside, Central Java, where 13 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowim9177/
Kowiom913/
Kawim80904/
Qowim80231/
Kuwim8031/
Kowem805/
Kewim803/
Cowim801/
Qowwim7319/
Koibim739/
Kaewim738/
Qhowim737/
Khawim733/
Kuwaim732/
Kawime732/
Kouwem731/
Kaswim731/
Khawiem678/
Khaewim675/
Kaewiem672/
Kawaime671/
Khawhim671/
Kaewaim671/

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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 Kowim
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