Cowburgh Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Cowburgh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
Cowburgh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowburgh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cowburgh is found most frequently in Scotland. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowburgh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Cowburgh is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cowburgh live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
Cowburgh is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 411,832. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Scottish Borders, where 69 percent are found and Fife, where 31 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found.
Cowburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cowburgh has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Cowburgh surname contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowbourgh | 94 | 0 | / |
| Coburg | 86 | 28 | / |
| Coubourgh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cobourg | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cobergh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Coburgo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coebergh | 75 | 200 | / |
| Coberg | 71 | 114 | / |
| Koburg | 71 | 98 | / |
| Cobarg | 71 | 4 | / |
| Coborg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caburog | 67 | 1,188 | / |
| Cabourg | 67 | 297 | / |
| Gobourg | 67 | 153 | / |
| Cooberg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cobrego | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koeburg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sowberg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cabergh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coeberg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwberg | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cauwbergs | 59 | 50 | / |
| Kouwbergs | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sawberg | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaewberg | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Cowburgh
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