Cowitz Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Israel

Cowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada721:511,74443,418
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Israel371:231,28721,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowitz is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Cowitz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cowitz reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cowitz is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 511,744. In Canada Cowitz is primarily found in: Ontario, where 61 percent reside and Alberta, where 39 percent reside. Apart from Canada Cowitz is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Israel, where 25 percent reside.

Cowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowitz surname expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowitz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cowitz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning $59,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coswitz921/
Cowiz911/
Czzowitz8648/
Kowitz831,737/
Covitz83360/
Cobitz8328/
Cowits830/
Covietz7738/
Chowicz7730/
Chovitz7720/
Cowitch7717/
Kohwitz7710/
Kowgitz779/
Chobitz771/
Koswitz771/
Coveitz770/
Koewitz770/
Cowez73427/
Coviz7319/
Cowic7313/
Jachwitz7140/
Zchowicz712/
Scaweitz711/
Tchowicz711/
Chowitch710/
Koshwitz710/
Kovitz67293/
Kobitz67118/
Sawitz67105/
Sowicz6784/
Couwez6778/
Zobitz6775/
Kowicz6765/
Köwitz6751/
Zawitz6746/
Covetz6725/
Kawitz6712/
Jowicz6711/
Cobits679/
Jovitz677/
Kowetz676/
Zowicz674/
Covits674/
Cubitz672/
Cabitz671/
Käwitz671/
Covicz671/
Zowits670/
Cowich670/
Cowets670/
Kuwitz670/

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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 Cowitz
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