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 surname Kowoe is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowoe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowoe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia Kowoe is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 65 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 25 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 27 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.
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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