Kowola Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kowola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kowola Last Name Facts

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

Kowola is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kowola reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Kowola is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 96 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 4 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Kowola Last Name Statistics demography

Kowola earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwola924/
Kouwoula868/
Kowala83901/
Kowela83269/
Kowula83162/
Kawola83143/
Kowole8326/
Kewola8321/
Kowolo839/
Kovola837/
Kuwola832/
Khowala77328/
Khawola77187/
Kowalla7755/
Kouvola7748/
Kawoola7727/
Kowalya779/
Koiwala777/
Kojwala775/
Kowella774/
Kawoula773/
Kojuola773/
Kouwala772/
Kouwoli772/
Kowolou772/
Kouwole771/
Koubola771/
Khowula771/
Kowalas771/
Kobolau771/
Kawolla771/
Kawolia771/
Koivola771/
Koovula771/
Gkovolia714/
Khawoola711/
Kooboola711/
Kuboolya711/
Koutvola711/
Koswalla711/
Koubolai711/
Khowalai711/
Koiwalah711/
Koiwalay711/
Kochwala711/
Kawala6715,438/
Kawula673,072/
Kovela671,223/
Kawela67838/
Kovala67802/
Kowelo67563/
Kewela67539/
Kowali67260/
Kawolo67258/
Kawole67249/
Koboli67119/
Kowale67105/
Kowalo6790/
Kuwala6763/
Kuvola6756/
Kovula6746/
Koweła6736/
Kowulo6730/
Qobola6725/
Kavola6725/
Kawoli6720/
Cobola6715/
Kovolo6712/
Kowaljowa675/
Kewala674/
Kewolo672/
Kowuli672/
Kouvoulay671/
Kovoli671/
Kawoła671/
Kuwula671/
Kowalj671/
Kowała671/
Kowały671/
Kovole671/
Covola671/
Cowala670/

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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 Kowola
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