Cowand Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cowand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Cowand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowand is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Cowand are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Cowand is most frequent in: Texas, where 28 percent reside, North Carolina, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.

Cowand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowand last name grew 551 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowand surname are 2.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.77% registered to vote for the political party.

Cowand earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $49,998 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowands920/
Kowand8327/
Cowant833/
Zowand831/
Cowend831/
Coband830/
Kohwand7734/
Chawand778/
Couband771/
Kowwand771/
Cioband771/
Khowand771/
Chooband712/
Khouwand711/
Chouband711/
Kewand6763/
Kawand6749/
Covant6741/
Koband6710/
Caband677/
Cavand677/
Cuband676/
Kowandová674/
Cavond672/
Zawand671/
Cawant671/
Cavend671/
Kuwand671/
Kovand670/

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Cowand Reference & Research

Cowan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Cowan 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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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 Cowand
  • 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