Kowovi Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kowovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kowovi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin361:287,10024,014
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kowovi (39) may also be a first name.

Kowovi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowovi is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowovi? popularity and diffusion

Kowovi is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Kowovi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowovi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 78 percent live, Mono Department, where 11 percent live and Zou Department, where 6 percent live. Apart from Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Senegal, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowouvi922,146/
Kowevi833/
Kawovi831/
Cowovi831/
Kovovich712/
Kavovi6723/
Kowawi671/
Kowobe671/
Kovove671/
Kovavi671/

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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 Kowovi
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