Cowes Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Cowes Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Koese; from the Dutch, Koes, Coes; from the Flemish, Couez; from the French, Caux (?); a personal name.

Cowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2791:153,20212,946
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Panama251:156,4905,002
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Cowes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Koese; from the Dutch, Koes, Coes; from the Flemish, Couez; from the French, Caux (?); a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cowes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowes occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cowes.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowes? popularity and diffusion

Cowes is the 769,129th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cowes are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 153,202. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 68 percent reside, Río Negro Province, where 9 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Argentina it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Panama, where 7 percent reside.

Cowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowes last name expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cowes are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Cowes earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowes916/
Cowies912/
Cowges912/
Cowees911/
Couwes911/
Cowhes910/
Cowets910/
Coes89426/
Coves801,983/
Cowez80427/
Coyes8095/
Kowes8067/
Cobes8061/
Choes8038/
Coues8031/
Cawes805/
Cojes804/
Cowis804/
Coies801/
Coess800/
Cuwes800/
Cowex800/
Couves73263/
Coubes73255/
Choves73148/
Couwez7378/
Chawes7367/
Chowis7351/
Covões7330/
Coveas7325/
Cooves7314/
Cawest736/
Cobeas733/
Couest732/
Cobeis732/
Coybes732/
Coobes732/
Chowez731/
Chobes731/
Choyes731/
Cowiss731/
Covets731/
Chuwes731/
Coswis731/
Coveis731/
Cowish731/
Coiies731/
Coiese731/
Covese731/
Kouwes731/
Covest731/
Coveds730/
Cawese730/
Covesh730/
Choiweshe711/
Ceus673,346/
Caes671,240/
Cois671,127/
Ceas67659/
Koes67500/
Coez67201/
Ceis6787/
Kouwets6750/
Ceys6734/
Covetts6719/
Cous6717/
Cues6710/
Chowyos675/
Khouwes674/
Cães673/
Coys672/
Coewiss672/
Covesse672/
Cojs672/
Chouves671/
Choubes671/
Cejs671/
Kowetse671/
Choiese670/

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