Chowings Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chowings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chowings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Chowings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chowings is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chowings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Chowings is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Chowings live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 35 percent are found, Devon, where 27 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 4 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 3 percent are found.

Chowings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chowings has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowings93211/
Chowing9320/
Schowing88103/
Chewings8892/
Chowieng882/
Chhowing881/
Choowing881/
Howing8684/
Chowng862/
Chowwieng822/
Houwing80666/
Showing8075/
Chobing803/
Choweng802/
Chawing801/
Hoiwing801/
Hoowing801/
Khowing801/
Hawings800/
Howng7731/
Schobing7512/
Chawwing751/
Chewengs750/
Schouwink71306/
Hawing71143/
Hobing7157/
Howeng7135/
Chawng7111/
Sowing712/
Chawwieng711/
Choobingh711/
Chownk711/
Zowing710/
Houwink67165/
Chobeng67151/
Hoobing6747/
Showeng6724/
Houweng6714/
Sawings6714/
Hawinks676/
Shawing674/
Houbing672/
Khawngs671/
Khawing671/
Sahwing671/
Hoibeng671/
Chabing671/
Habings670/

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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 Chowings
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis