Kowry Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kowry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2681:15,2791,433
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Kowry (34) may also be a first name.

Kowry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻱ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kowry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 950,707th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Kowry occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kowry live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Kowry is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 15,279. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 25 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 12 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Kowry is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Kowry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowry surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Kowry earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowry912/
Kouwry912/
Kowri80171/
Kovry8065/
Kewry8040/
Kowra8022/
Kawry8019/
Kowre8013/
Cowry8010/
Kobryi7392/
Kovrey7327/
Kobray736/
Kovryh735/
Khawry732/
Kobriy732/
Khowri731/
Kawrys731/
Kewrry731/
Kewryh731/
Kouwri731/
Khovry731/
Cowroy730/
Cowray730/
Cowrey730/
Kaewroy6716/
Kovrych6710/
Khowrai674/
Kaewray672/
Kawrych671/

Kowry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭﻱkwry45.63
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱalkwry26.21
ﻛﻮﺭﻯkwry11.65
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻯalkwry9.71
ﻛﻮﺭkwr2.91
ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱakwyry1.94
ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱlkwyry0.97

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowry
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