Kowiya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kowiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Kowiya (25) may also be a first name.

Kowiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kowiya live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia Kowiya is primarily concentrated in: South Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowiyah92371/
Khowiyah86104/
Kawiya831,806/
Kowaya83193/
Kuwiya8345/
Kowija8339/
Koweya8327/
Qowiya839/
Kowoya835/
Kowiyo834/
Kowuya831/
Koviya831/
Kowiye831/
Khoiwiyah801/
Khowoya771,047/
Qowiyah77183/
Kawiyah7769/
Kuwiyah7719/
Khawiya7718/
Kouwaya776/
Koeviya773/
Kuswiya772/
Kowayah771/
Kouviya771/
Khowiea771/
Kowei73498/
Kowai73345/
Kowoy7355/
Kowey7348/
Kowea7326/
Koway7324/
Kowoi7316/
Kowau734/
Kowui732/
Kowaa732/
Kowaj732/
Kowoa731/
Khawiyah715/
Koiviyah713/
Khoviyah712/
Kohywuia711/
Kawaya6718,220/
Koiwai673,664/
Kaviya671,923/
Kawoya671,231/
Kaweya67631/
Kuwaya67218/
Kawuya67199/
Kuwuya67125/
Kohwai6770/
Kawiyo6752/
Kowayi6749/
Kawiye6737/
Kewaya6733/
Khowai6730/
Koveya6726/
Kouwey6723/
Kowaup6720/
Kowhai6715/
Keweya6713/
Kawaia6712/
Keviya6711/
Kowayu679/
Khowaj679/
Kaboiy677/
Kuwoya676/
Kevoya676/
Kawija676/
Kouwai675/
Kobuya674/
Kowaja674/
Kovaya673/
Kewoya673/
Kowajo673/
Kewaiy673/
Kavoya673/
Kuweya672/
Koweah672/
Kouway672/
Koboia672/
Kowoji672/
Kuowei671/
Khowae671/
Khowey671/
Kohwey671/
Kuviya671/
Koviyo671/
Kowawe671/
Koybay671/
Kowuay671/
Kooway671/
Kowaji671/
Keweiy671/
Koiwei671/
Koibau671/
Koibey671/
Kowaie671/
Kowaio671/
Kowaye671/
Koviye671/
Kouwei671/
Kouwoa671/
Kouwui671/
Kawiia671/

Kowiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻱkwy50
ﻛﻮﺭﻳﻪkwryh50

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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 Kowiya
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