Cowdale Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cowdale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales41:392,10412,338

Cowdale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowdale is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowdale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Cowdale occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Cowdale reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 36 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 32 percent reside and Shropshire, where 27 percent reside. Beside England Cowdale exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Cowdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowdale has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cowdale last name increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowdall8628/
Covdale861/
Cowdele860/
Chowdali8023/
Cobdal775/
Cabdale71669/
Kowdala7110/
Kowdali713/
Kawdale712/
Cavdale712/
Cawdeal710/
Cabdalle675/
Kovdal6231/
Kawdal6215/
Cabdal624/
Kobdal623/
Khovdal5719/
Kavdale577/
Kawdala573/
Cavdile571/
Jafdale571/
Kavdhale535/
Kovdiyala501/

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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
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  • 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 Cowdale
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