Kowino Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kowino Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kowino Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowino is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowino? popularity and diffusion

Kowino is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kowino reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 95 percent live, Siaya County, where 3 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ko'wino921/
K'Owino921/
Khowinot864/
K'Owinoh861/
Kawino83578/
Kowina83158/
Koweno8321/
Kovino834/
Kobino832/
Kewino832/
Cowino831/
Kuswino7715/
Kobeino7714/
Koveino779/
Kaweino778/
Kawiono775/
Kawaino774/
Khawino772/
Kowinga772/
Kobaino772/
Kouweno772/
Koubino771/
Kawuino771/
Kawieno771/
Kaswino771/
Kowenou771/
Kahwino771/
Kouwenou71139/
Kawina678,328/
Covino674,599/
Kovina671,935/
Cobino67134/
Kabino6750/
Kevino6731/
Kowena6728/
Kawuno6720/
Cawino6716/
Kuweno679/
Kewina678/
Kavino675/
Kobeno673/
Kaweno673/
Kowuna671/
Koveno671/
Kouwaynou671/
Kuwina671/

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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 Kowino
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