Kowolo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kowolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kowolo (163) may also be a first name.
Kowolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kowolo is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kowolo.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowolo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kowolo is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kowolo are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 717,791st most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 163 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 83 percent live and Montserrado County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowolou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kowelo | 83 | 563 | / |
| Kawolo | 83 | 258 | / |
| Kowalo | 83 | 90 | / |
| Kowola | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kowulo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kovolo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kewolo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kouvolo | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kawolio | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kouwola | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kowallo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kovolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koubolou | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kouwoula | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khobollo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaboolio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Covolo | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Kowala | 67 | 901 | / |
| Kawalo | 67 | 635 | / |
| Kawelo | 67 | 329 | / |
| Qobolo | 67 | 309 | / |
| Kowela | 67 | 269 | / |
| Kowula | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kawola | 67 | 143 | / |
| Kawulo | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kavolo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kuwalo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kewalo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kewola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kovalo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kuvolo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kouvoulou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kovelo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kevolo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kovola | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cowelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kobulo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cobolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kewelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qovolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowalo | 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
- 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 Kowolo
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