Kowoe Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kowoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kowoe (12) may also be a first name.
Kowoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kowoe occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowoe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowoe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia Kowoe is most common in: Lofa County, where 65 percent live, Montserrado County, where 25 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowohe | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kouwoe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Koiwoe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Koiwooe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kowou | 80 | 2,333 | / |
| Kawoe | 80 | 71 | / |
| Kowae | 80 | 43 | / |
| Cowoe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kowoo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kovoe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kowoui | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kowhou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kowoua | 73 | 24 | / |
| Coowoe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Koiwou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kouwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koobae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuoboe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoboe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowooh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koiwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cowoes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowaer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khowae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowu | 67 | 1,557 | / |
| Kouwoua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Koubohe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kobuoei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovooei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovoeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowohai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kowoe
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