Kowsz Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Kowsz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 72 | 1:527,899 | 50,824 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Kowsz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowsz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kowsz is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kowsz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowsz? popularity and diffusion
Kowsz is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kowsz are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Kowsz is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 527,899. Aside from Poland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kows | 89 | 25 | / |
| Kowz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kouws | 80 | 57 | / |
| Kowsh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kowss | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kowws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kobsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kow | 75 | 6,527 | / |
| Koszvh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kowsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khowse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowa | 67 | 21,734 | / |
| Khow | 67 | 643 | / |
| Kouw | 67 | 219 | / |
| Kaws | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kuow | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khouwsh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cows | 67 | 14 | / |
| Koiw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kovs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kowt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kowh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khoshfz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kohw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuws | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cowz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshvz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowsche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kozf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qowz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kowsz
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