Kowoya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kowoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kowoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowoya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻳﻪ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowoya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowoya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Kowoya is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kowoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kowoya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻳﻪ | kwyh | - |
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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 Kowoya
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