Kows Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kows Last Name Facts

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

Kows is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kows? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kows reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Kows is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Iran Kows is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Kows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kows has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kows surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowsz8979/
Kouws8957/
Kowsh8915/
Kowss8910/
Kowws891/
Khowse801/
Kowsch801/
Kaws75128/
Cows7514/
Kovs7510/
Kuws753/
Kowx751/
Kews751/
Kowz751/
Qows751/
Kofs751/
Khouwsh7322/
Kowsche731/
Kovsh672,202/
Kowch67161/
Kauws6754/
Koffs6747/
Kophs6726/
Kaews6719/
Kovse6712/
Khaws675/
Kovss672/
Kohvs672/
Hkews671/
Kuwsp671/
Kobsz671/
Kopfs671/
Coows671/
Kawse671/
Cowse670/
Kovst670/
Coews670/
Cowss670/

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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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  • 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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