Cowieson Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cowieson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowieson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Scotland991:54,0794,572
United States501:7,249,179331,838
England361:1,547,72466,012
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Wales51:618,90625,852
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland691:54,2503,600
England61:4,062,562101,150

Cowieson Last Name Facts

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

Cowieson is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cowieson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowieson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 788,513th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. Cowieson is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Cowieson live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 261,316. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 55 percent live, Manitoba, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 12 percent live. Besides Canada this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Cowieson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowieson has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Cowieson last name expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowieson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowieson last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Cowieson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 60.63% more than the national average, earning $69,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coison864/
Coeson861/
Coisson80248/
Choison8012/
Coesson803/
Cobeson801/
Coisoon801/
Covison801/
Cowisen800/
Kowison800/
Chiesson752/
Choisson752/
Jawieson751/
Cobesson750/
Cuison715,447/
Caison711,286/
Couson71238/
Kieson7173/
Ceason7135/
Cueson7135/
Koeson717/
Coyson714/
Caeson713/
Koison713/
Coizon713/
Ceuson711/
Kouiesson711/
Coisan710/
Chaison677,434/
Cabison671,658/
Cousson67959/
Ceysson67406/
Caisson67402/
Chaboisson67143/
Covesan67124/
Cuisson67119/
Cheason6745/
Caisong6745/
Cabeson6733/
Cubison6729/
Cousien6718/
Kiyeson6711/
Cuisong679/
Choisan679/
Cousion678/
Ceysoin678/
Cheeson674/
Cheison673/
Cheyson673/
Kiesoon673/
Coysson673/
Choisun672/
Covejon672/
Chouson671/
Coessen671/
Couhson671/
Caveson671/
Caisone671/
Cavison671/
Cuvison671/
Chiesen671/
Koisson671/
Kouwessoun671/
Choizon671/
Choisen671/
Chueson671/
Cuiezon671/
Coyason671/
Kiesson671/
Kowisan671/
Cobesen670/
Coissan670/
Coushon670/
Coudson670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cowieson
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