Chownes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Chownes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chownes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Chownes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chownes is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chownes.

How Common Is The Last Name Chownes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Chownes are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 100 percent live. Other than The United States Chownes exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live.

Chownes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chownes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowne92127/
Cownes925/
Hownes920/
Chowney8691/
Shownes8623/
Chowner865/
Cowness861/
Chawnes860/
Howne830/
Chowneth800/
Chowni77292/
Howney7718/
Chawne776/
Howner774/
Chowny773/
Hawnes772/
Zownes771/
Hobnes770/
Chawney7115/
Chowgni7113/
Shownee711/
Showney711/
Chownai711/
Chownyo711/
Cownish711/
Sowness710/
Covness710/
Showner710/
Hownett710/
Hovne6715/
Sowne672/
Schovner671/
Hawne671/
Howni670/
Hobne670/
Shawness670/
Howny670/
Shawnese670/

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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 Chownes
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