Kowin Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

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

Kowin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Kowin (367) may also be a first name.

Kowin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowin is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Kowin live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kowin is also the 453,982nd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 367 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Kowin is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 48 percent are found, West New Britain, where 30 percent are found and Manus, where 15 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.

Kowin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowin91122/
Kowoin916/
Koowin915/
Kowint914/
Kowinn914/
Kowine912/
Kowein911/
Kouwin911/
Kown89346/
Kouwain836/
Khowing831/
Koowing831/
Kouwoin831/
Cowin803,389/
Kawin802,556/
Kewin80591/
Kowen80149/
Kuwin8075/
Kowne8012/
Koewn808/
Qowin807/
Ckown802/
Khown801/
Kaewin73653/
Kouwen73606/
Khawin73477/
Köwing7381/
Khownd7359/
Cowain7342/
Kauwin7328/
Koybin7323/
Kawain7316/
Kawine7310/
Kowaen734/
Kawoin733/
Koween732/
Kowene732/
Kawien732/
Kawint731/
Kowgne731/
Kawein731/
Kehwin731/
Kaawin731/
Ccowin731/
Cowine730/
Kowenn730/
Cowien730/
Cowinn730/
Cown67360/
Kewn67166/
Khawain6722/
Kawaine6715/
Kawn6712/
Khowean679/
Kosuhin675/
Khawinn674/
Khuowen674/
Kuwn674/
Kovn673/
Kuswind672/
Cowaine672/
Coswing671/
Kaweine671/
Khobinn671/
Kawinne671/
Kawwien671/
Khawine671/
Keewinn671/
Kaewien671/
Kobn670/
Cowhein670/
Kckewin670/

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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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  • 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 Kowin
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