Qowiyu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Qowiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Qowiyu (219) may also be a first name.
Qowiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qowiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qowiyu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qowiyu.
How Common Is The Last Name Qowiyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qowiyu is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Qowiyu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Qowiyu is also the 609,814th most widely held first name globally, borne by 219 people.
The last name Qowiyu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Qowiyu is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwiyu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kowiyu | 83 | 76 | / |
| Qowiya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Qawiyu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Quwiyu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Qowi | 80 | 425 | / |
| Qowy | 80 | 23 | / |
| Qiyu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Qoyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qowiyah | 77 | 183 | / |
| Quawiyu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Quoiyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qiuyu | 73 | 91 | / |
| Qawiy | 73 | 32 | / |
| Koiyu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Qowwi | 73 | 24 | / |
| Quiyu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Qiyue | 73 | 9 | / |
| Qiyou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Qwuyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kowiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kowiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qoaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qooyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qoiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwiyy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qi Yu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qowoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qawiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qiu | 67 | 5,015,404 | / |
| Qoi | 67 | 181 | / |
| Kawiyu | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kwiyuh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Qawiyy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Qwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Qwy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Qoiyah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Qiuyue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Quiyou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kowiya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kowieu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Qou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qoyiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kowayu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gawiyu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Quoiwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qiwayu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qiaoyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Quawiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kowyou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koiyou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qiaowu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gowiyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qiu-Yu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qiu Yu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiyui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwaiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaviyu | 50 | 181 | / |
| Kawieu | 50 | 29 | / |
| Kobieu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kawyiu | 50 | 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 Qowiyu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis