Kowthar Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Kowthar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 315 | 1:146,603 | 11,727 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Kowthar (2,157) may also be a first name.
Kowthar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowthar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowthar is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowthar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kowthar is the 858,879th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kowthar reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Kowthar is also the 161,508th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 2,157 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 146,603. In Kenya it is most common in: Mandera County, where 96 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found and Wajir County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 0 percent are found and Turkey, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowtar | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kawthar | 86 | 3,467 | / |
| Khowtar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaewthar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khawthar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cowthard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawtar | 77 | 4,254 | / |
| Koftar | 77 | 154 | / |
| Kovtar | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kobtar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khobtar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaewtar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawwtar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawtare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cawthard | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kovtaare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koftarova | 63 | 12 | / |
| Kovtarova | 63 | 4 | / |
| Koschvtar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaftar | 62 | 774 | / |
| Kovtor | 62 | 7 | / |
| Kavtar | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kaewtor | 57 | 2 | / |
| Khobtor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cawthor | 57 | 0 | / |
| Cawthore | 53 | 3 | / |
| Cawthorp | 53 | 0 | / |
| Kovtorova | 50 | 34 | / |
| Kaftarova | 50 | 17 | / |
| Kavtarova | 50 | 15 | / |
| Koftorova | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Kowthar
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