Chenoweth Surname

61,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Chenoweth Surname User-submission:

A surname of Cornish origin, meaning 'new house'.

Chenoweth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5161:55,6266,641
Australia9711:27,8023,781
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Liberia1601:27,5532,662
Mexico901:1,379,18015,553
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Palau11:21,643223
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:55,3076,194

Chenoweth (15) may also be a first name.

Chenoweth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Cornish origin, meaning 'new house'.

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Chenoweth Last Name Facts

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

Chenoweth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chenoweth.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenoweth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,984th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 899,031 people. The surname Chenoweth is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Chenoweth live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

Chenoweth is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,516 people, or 1 in 55,626. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent live, Maryland, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Chenoweth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chenoweth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chenoweth surname expanded 718 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chenoweth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chenoweth surname are 17.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chenoweth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.42% more than the national average, earning R 362,208 per year; in United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,983 CAD per year.

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Chenoweth Reference & Research

Chenoweth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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