Kowo Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7351:21,0043,129
Cameroon3231:64,3018,181
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Liberia2021:21,8242,157
Papua New Guinea1651:49,4166,181
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
England71:7,959,723202,100
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kowo (384) may also be a first name.

Kowo Last Name Facts

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

Kowo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,731st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,614,854 people. The surname Kowo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kowo live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 442,333rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 384 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 21,004. In Zimbabwe Kowo is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent are found, Harare Province, where 39 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Kowo Last Name Statistics demography

Kowo earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 677.65% more than the national average, earning R 1,848,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowou892,333/
Kouwo8975/
Kowho8967/
Kowoy8955/
Kohwo8955/
Kowoh8922/
Kowuo8920/
Kowoi8916/
Kowoo894/
Koowo891/
Koiwo891/
Kojwo891/
Kowoa891/
Kouwos8088/
Kowhou8036/
Koiwuo8014/
Koiwou807/
Kowosz804/
Kouwgo804/
Kouwou802/
Koiwoh801/
Koiwod801/
Kowouh801/
Koiwoo801/
Kowooh801/
Kowocz801/
Kouwoa801/
Kowa7521,734/
Kawo753,543/
Cowo751,259/
Kewo751,169/
Kovo75657/
Kuwo75146/
Qowo7525/
Koiwooe738/
Kowouho734/
Koiwa678,497/
Khowa673,018/
Koowa671,632/
Kovou67695/
Kavoo67527/
Kouvo67412/
Kawou67309/
Kouwa67284/
Kowah67276/
Kaawo67145/
Kauwo6798/
Kawoh6792/
Kuwoh6782/
Kewoy6735/
Khawo6733/
Kawoi6733/
Koova6731/
Kovoi6730/
Kovho6729/
Koivo6724/
Keuwo6724/
Kawoo6721/
Kowaś6718/
Kooua6714/
Kewoi6710/
Kuywo678/
Kuwoi676/
Kevoo675/
Cowoh675/
Kosuo674/
Kewoh674/
Kuiwo673/
Kowha673/
Kohwa673/
Kovoy673/
Cowop672/
Kawoa672/
Kawoy672/
Kuhwo672/
Koywa672/
Kowaa672/
Kovoh672/
Kaewo671/
Khovo671/
Kochwood671/
Kuwop671/
Koouo671/
Kuvoo671/
Koyuo671/
Khewo671/
Keewo671/
Kojbo671/
Kojwa671/
Kohvo671/
Kuovo671/
Kuowa671/
Kować671/
Kouuo671/
Gkobo671/
Cowoj671/
Koewa671/
Kohbo671/
Kowua671/
Kujwo671/
Qowoi671/
Cuowo671/

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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 Kowo
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