Cowing Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

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

Cowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:432,52937,287
England2711:205,60217,801
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:125,23412,115

Cowing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowing occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cowing click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowing? popularity and diffusion

Cowing is the 315,974th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. The surname Cowing occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Cowing reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 432,529. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, Maine, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Cowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cowing last name expanded 209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowing last name are 12.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cowing earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning R 233,700 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $45,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowing9220/
Coswing921/
Cowaing921/
Coewing920/
Chhowing861/
Choowing861/
Kowing83139/
Cobing83110/
Cawing8386/
Chowng832/
Coweng831/
Zowing830/
Cawaing77314/
Koewing77112/
Kowieng774/
Chobing773/
Chuwing771/
Chawing771/
Koowing771/
Khowing771/
Cuswing770/
Kowng735/
Chawwing711/
Kuwing67337/
Cubing67144/
Kawing67134/
Caweng67117/
Köwing6781/
Cuweng6756/
Cobeng6752/
Koweng6736/
Cabing6718/
Chawng6711/
Kewing676/
Zuwing671/
Chownk671/
Choobingh671/
Chuwng671/

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Cowing Reference & Research

Cowan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Cowan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cowing
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis