Cowban Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cowban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cowban Last Name Facts

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

Cowban occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowban? popularity and diffusion

Cowban is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Cowban is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Cowban reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

Cowban is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 39 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 6 percent reside.

Cowban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowban has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobban831,125/
Cofwan839/
Covban833/
Sowban832/
Chovban77277/
Zowbane771/
Chobvan771/
Cowhuan770/
Khowbang715/
Chowboon711/
Kovban67423/
Cabban67236/
Cabuan67103/
Sawban6749/
Čovban677/
Cavban674/
Cubban672/
Kofwan671/
Tschovban671/
Kobwan671/
Cobbon670/

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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 Cowban
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