Kudowa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kudowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kudowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kudowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kudowa is most common in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kudowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kudowa live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kudowa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kudowea | 92 | 4 | / |
| Koudowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kudow | 91 | 10 | / |
| Koudouwa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kodowa | 83 | 224 | / |
| Kutowa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kudawa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kudowo | 83 | 29 | / |
| Kudova | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kidowa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kouydouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khudoba | 77 | 1,274 | / |
| Khudova | 77 | 674 | / |
| Kautowa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Koudawa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kodouwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kudawat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuydova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kudobay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keudowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koudova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kudav | 73 | 2,218 | / |
| Kudov | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kudaw | 73 | 6 | / |
| Cudow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kodow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuduowei | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kudawais | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kudawath | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koudowou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kudhobha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koudoiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutova | 67 | 2,952 | / |
| Kud | 67 | 2,243 | / |
| Kidawa | 67 | 1,306 | / |
| Khudov | 67 | 844 | / |
| Kudová | 67 | 297 | / |
| Kudava | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kotowa | 67 | 132 | / |
| Koudof | 67 | 57 | / |
| Cudova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kudawo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Koudaf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khudab | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kidova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaudauswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kodawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kudhav | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gkousdova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuddab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kudoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kodowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuduov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaudov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khodow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khudaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudgov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khudaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koudoubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koudouvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koudab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusdav | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caudow | 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
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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 Kudowa
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