Cowger Surname

161,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,692 people bear this surname

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

Cowger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5961:139,62214,544
Canada871:423,51337,101
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

Cowger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowger is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowger? popularity and diffusion

Cowger is the 161,702nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,707,112 people. Cowger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cowger reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cowger is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,596 people, or 1 in 139,622. In The United States Cowger is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 9 percent are found, West Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Cowger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 934 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowger surname are 19.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cowger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $51,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowinger863/
Cowser83958/
Cowzer83167/
Kowger837/
Cawger832/
Kowgier77147/
Cowseer771/
Kowser673,410/
Kovger67395/
Cawser67145/
Cowsir671/
Cubger670/
Kawger670/
Kowzer670/
Kovgere621/
Kawgher621/
Kowseer621/
Khowser621/
Kawser5019,134/
Kowsir509/
Kobzer507/
Kafger502/
Kawcer501/
Qawser501/
Kofzer501/
Cavser501/

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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 Cowger
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