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Where Does The Last Name Cowe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cowe is most common in Scotland. It may occur as a variant: Cowé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 224,900^th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,030,722 people. Cowe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Cowe are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 6,262. In Scotland Cowe is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 29 percent reside, Scottish Borders, where 14 percent reside and East Lothian, where 11 percent reside. Not including Scotland Cowe occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Cowe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cowe has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Cowe surname grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cowe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cowe surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.29% less than the national average, earning R 134,760 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $61,662 CAD per year.