Cowbourne Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cowbourne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cowbourne Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Cowbourne Last Name Facts

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

Cowbourne has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowbourne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Cowbourne is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Cowbourne reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Cowbourne is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 86 percent live and Warwickshire, where 14 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 15 percent live.

Cowbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cowbourne surname declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowbourn940/
Cowburne940/
Cowburn882,010/
Cowborn881/
Coubbourn780/
Cobburn7512/
Cowbarn751/
Cobvurn751/
Cobborn750/
Cawburn750/
Chabbourne740/
Cabburn6312/
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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 Cowbourne
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