Cowely Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cowely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cowely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowely occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Cowely occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Cowely reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cowely is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Cowely is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 43 percent reside, New Jersey, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States Cowely occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Cowely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowely surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowely Last Name Statistics demography

Cowely earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coweley921/
Cowelly921/
Cawely831/
Cowele830/
Coweli830/
Coveley77133/
Covelly7724/
Ciowela7722/
Couvely778/
Cowelle773/
Cawelly771/
Covelley711/
Coweille710/
Covele675,676/
Covela67173/
Zowele6733/
Cawele6729/
Coveli6723/
Covelé6719/
Cavely6710/
Caweli677/
Tchouwele671/
Cawela671/
Cowila670/
Cowile670/

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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
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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 Cowely
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