Cowas Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cowas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cowas (25) may also be a first name.

Cowas Last Name Facts

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

Cowas is found most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Cowas reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 1,776,109. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 100 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Cowas occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Cowas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowas surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowas913/
Cowass913/
Coewas912/
Cowaus910/
Cowast910/
Cowash910/
Chowhas838/
Chowass831/
Cobas8011,906/
Covas803,131/
Cawas801,025/
Kowas8087/
Qowas801/
Cowax801/
Chowashe771/
Kowaas731,244/
Covais73367/
Kowasz73272/
Kowase7380/
Couvas7374/
Khowas7367/
Kowash7361/
Coevas7355/
Chawas7335/
Coveas7325/
Chovas7321/
Covash7312/
Coivas7310/
Caways739/
Cobash739/
Cobais734/
Cowots734/
Cobeas733/
Cosvas733/
Cobaas733/
Coubas733/
Coybas732/
Cawast731/
Cawass731/
Covats731/
Cowazt731/
Coibas731/
Qhowas731/
Covasc731/
Zowais731/
Coobas731/
Cobass730/
Khowash6764/
Chowace6751/
Kowasch6746/
Cowatch6722/
Khowais6722/
Chovase6718/
Tchawas6712/
Chovais677/
Kowashe676/
Cowache672/
Khowast671/
Khouwas671/
Gcuwase671/
Kowascz671/
Coehvas671/
Khowase671/
Choubas671/
Chawase671/
Covasch671/
Zowasch670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Cowas
  • 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