Cowald Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Cowald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cowald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowald is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cowald is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cowald are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Cowald is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 50 percent live and Western Australia, where 50 percent live. Excluding Australia it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Cowald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowald surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowald831,788/
Cobald832/
Coweld830/
Covald830/
Kohwald7713/
Koswald7710/
Kobald67869/
Covalt67693/
Cabald67292/
Cobalt6747/
Zuwald6744/
Kawald6742/
Kewald6729/
Kuwald6714/
Khowailed6713/
Kuschwald6712/
Kowalt6711/
Cobold679/
Kovald675/
Kowold671/
Coveld671/
Koschwald671/
Kowaldová671/
Zawald671/
Cawalt670/
Koweld670/

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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
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  • 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 Cowald
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