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

Cowitz has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cowitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cowitz are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried 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. Outside of Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Israel, where 25 percent reside.

Cowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cowitz last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Cowitz
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