Kowkow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kowkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kowkow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kowkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowkow is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowkow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Kowkow live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Kowkow is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 33 percent reside and Poland, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowkaw831/
Kaewkow774/
Khowkaw771/
Khaewkow711/
Khowkhaw711/
Kovkov67618/
Kobkov6759/
Kofkof6734/
Kawkaw6713/
Khawkhoew677/
Kobkob674/
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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 Kowkow
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