Kowor Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kowor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
India791:9,709,688189,874
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kowor (20) may also be a first name.

Kowor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowor occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,058,336th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Kowor occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Kowor live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kowor is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 96 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowoor917/
Kowore916/
Kowuor911/
Kowour911/
Kowort911/
Koiwor911/
Kouwour831/
Kowar803,246/
Kovor80292/
Kawor80241/
Kuwor80120/
Kosworth772/
Kovoor73594/
Khowar73376/
Kowarz73316/
Koware73255/
Kavoor7396/
Kouwar7368/
Kawoor7355/
Kuhwor7344/
Koowar7323/
Kowhar7318/
Kuowar7313/
Koovar739/
Kowart735/
Khawor734/
Kovour734/
Kawuor733/
Kohuor733/
Khuwor733/
Kobour732/
Kuswor732/
Koobor732/
Kovore732/
Kawore732/
Kuwoer731/
Kuwore731/
Kuwoor731/
Cowort731/
Kaword731/
Koevor731/
Kawour731/
Kowgar731/
Coowor731/
Kohbor731/
Kohwar731/
Coword730/
Khojwar6770/
Koibour6731/
Kouware6721/
Kawoire6714/
Kouhbor6712/
Khewoor6710/
Khaboor679/
Khoware675/
Koïbour674/
Kawoure672/
Khoowar671/
Khoobar671/
Koovoor671/
Kosvore671/
Kowware671/
Kouward671/
Kaewhor671/
Coswosr671/
K'Awuor671/
Kouvour671/
Khohwar671/
Coworth670/
Kaworth670/

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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
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  • 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 Kowor
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