Kuwako Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kuwako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuwako (12) may also be a first name.

Kuwako Last Name Facts

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

Kuwako is found most in Japan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kuwako.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwako? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kuwako reside; 71 percent reside in East Asia and 71 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 12,784,429. In Japan Kuwako is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 40 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwakou862/
Kuwoko83339/
Kuwaka8386/
Kowako837/
Kiwako831/
Kubaiko7745/
Kubajko7738/
Kowakou7721/
Kiwajko7720/
Kuvakos7716/
Kubacko7715/
Kubayko7715/
Kiwaiko7710/
Kiwahko775/
Kuvakop775/
Kuwauka772/
Kuvaiko771/
Kowakoa771/
Kuvatko771/
Kuvasko771/
Khuwaka771/
Kuvaszko719/
Koubakou711/
Kuwaszka711/
Koouakou711/
Kushwaka711/
Kowaka67372/
Kiwaka67265/
Kuveko67144/
Kuvaka67123/
Kuweka67122/
Kiwoko6754/
Kivako6724/
Kiweko674/
Kuwoka671/

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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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  • 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 Kuwako
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