Chowney Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chowney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Chowney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chowney is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chowney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Chowney live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England it is most common in: Surrey, where 41 percent live, Derbyshire, where 16 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Chowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chowney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chowney last name rose 615 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chowney Last Name Statistics demography

Chowney earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowne92127/
Cowney9219/
Howney9218/
Chowny923/
Chawney8615/
Chowner865/
Chownes863/
Showney861/
Chownyo861/
Cowne83235/
Howne830/
Howny830/
Chowneth800/
Cownie77372/
Chowni77292/
Hawney77159/
Sowney7791/
Covney7735/
Chowna7731/
Zowney7710/
Chawne776/
Howner774/
Hobney771/
Chewne771/
Hownes770/
Hovney770/
Chownnayi751/
Shawney7131/
Shownes7123/
Chowgni7113/
Shobney7113/
Tchobne7113/
Sahwney719/
Chubney714/
Hsownay711/
Chawnue711/
Shownee711/
Chovnyi711/
Sowhney711/
Chownai711/
Hownett710/
Showner710/
Chuvney710/
Chawnes710/
Hovne6715/
Cowna677/
Sahawney673/
Howna672/
Sowne672/
Cowni671/
Schovner671/
Hawne671/
Hobny671/
Cawne671/
Hssownuy671/
Covny670/
Covne670/
Hawny670/
Cawny670/
Howni670/
Hobne670/
Sowny670/

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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
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  • 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 Chowney
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