Kowing Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

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

Kowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Köwing (81) are calculated separately.

Kowing (21) may also be a first name.

Kowing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowing occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as: Köwing. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Kowing is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Kowing are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

The surname Kowing is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Kowing is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 21 percent reside, Colorado, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Kowing is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Kowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kowing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kowing last name expanded 2,580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowing surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kowing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köwing9481/
Koewing92112/
Kowieng924/
Khowing921/
Koowing921/
Kowng915/
Cowing831,187/
Kuwing83337/
Kawing83134/
Koweng8336/
Kewing836/
Koweang775/
Kewingh774/
Kowheng771/
Coswing771/
Cowaing771/
Kewuing771/
Kawaing771/
Khawing771/
Coewing770/
Kawng731/
Kashwing714/
Khowaeng714/
Kaswuing711/
Khowheng711/
Kaewwing711/
Khoubing711/
Kaweng67583/
Kuweng67140/
Cobing67110/
Cawing6786/
Keweng6736/
Hkawng679/
Kübing678/
Kaewwieng674/
Köbing672/
Kownke672/
Khawng671/
Coweng671/

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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
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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 Kowing
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