Kows Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kows Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kows Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kows Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kows is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kows? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Kows live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Kows is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Iran this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Kows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kows has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kows surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowsz | 89 | 79 | / |
| Kouws | 89 | 57 | / |
| Kowsh | 89 | 15 | / |
| Kowss | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kowws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khowse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowsch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaws | 75 | 128 | / |
| Cows | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kovs | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kuws | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kowx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kews | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kowz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qows | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kofs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khouwsh | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kowsche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovsh | 67 | 2,202 | / |
| Kowch | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kauws | 67 | 54 | / |
| Koffs | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kophs | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kaews | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kovse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khaws | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kohvs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwsp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kovst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coews | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cowss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kows
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