Cowens Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Cowens Surname Definition:
Cowens, or Cowings of Northumberland, are represented by the Cowans in the south of Scotland, particularly in Dumfriesshire Crawford is an old Scottish surname now common in the south - west quarter of Scotland.
Cowens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| England | 278 | 1:200,425 | 17,512 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
Cowens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Cowens, or Cowings of Northumberland, are represented by the Cowans in the south of Scotland, particularly in Dumfriesshire Crawford is an old Scottish surname now common in the south - west quarter of Scotland.
Cowens Demographics
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Cowens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cowens has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cowens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowens? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 386,017th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Cowens reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Cowens is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 637,010. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Cowens is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.
Cowens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cowens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowens surname grew 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cowens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cowens last name are 11.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cowens earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning R 287,280 per year and in United States they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $37,691 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowiens | 92 | 3 | / |
| Chowens | 92 | 1 | / |
| Coens | 91 | 752 | / |
| Cowns | 91 | 174 | / |
| Cowans | 83 | 2,580 | / |
| Cowins | 83 | 446 | / |
| Chowns | 83 | 388 | / |
| Covens | 83 | 337 | / |
| Choens | 83 | 51 | / |
| Kowens | 83 | 11 | / |
| Couens | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zowens | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cownns | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cowons | 83 | 0 | / |
| Coyens | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cobens | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cousens | 77 | 2,253 | / |
| Coutens | 77 | 228 | / |
| Chowins | 77 | 55 | / |
| Cowains | 77 | 8 | / |
| Covense | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cauwens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Couense | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cobenns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coggens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chouwns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koens | 73 | 1,483 | / |
| Caens | 73 | 57 | / |
| Ceans | 73 | 16 | / |
| Coenz | 73 | 15 | / |
| Cuens | 73 | 15 | / |
| Couns | 73 | 10 | / |
| Coins | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cawns | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qoens | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kowns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceins | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coyns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zowns | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coussens | 71 | 1,460 | / |
| Couszens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cavens | 67 | 629 | / |
| Cheyns | 67 | 269 | / |
| Kovens | 67 | 148 | / |
| Covins | 67 | 51 | / |
| Counns | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kowenz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cobins | 67 | 15 | / |
| Choins | 67 | 11 | / |
| Covans | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cuiens | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chiens | 67 | 5 | / |
| Counse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koiens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cavons | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cawins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koehns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cehans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cubens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Küwens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cajens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coiins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Counsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Counst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coians | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cayens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chawns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coyans | 67 | 0 | / |
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