Krowu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Krowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Krowu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krowu occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Krowu.

How Common Is The Last Name Krowu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Krowu live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Krowu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krewu80231/
Crowu8036/
Krawu801/
Krabou73162/
Krawuś7318/
Krowoe7314/
Krawus7314/
Krobou731/
Croweu731/
Krovus731/
Crowus730/
Crowuy730/
Kroubou676/
Crowaus671/
Crowhust622/
Crobu601,216/
Crawu6070/
Crewu6014/
Kravu601/
Kravus5523/
Crobuh551/
Cruwus551/
Kravup551/
Kravush509/
Kravuch501/

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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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  • 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 Krowu
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