Cowlam Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cowlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:327,75324,219
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cowlam Last Name Facts

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

Cowlam occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowlam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cowlam reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 327,753. In England Cowlam is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 29 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside and Greater London, where 15 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Cowlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowlam has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowlam Last Name Statistics demography

Cowlam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowlam92120/
Cowlham9221/
Cowlan83188/
Sowlam8345/
Cowland771,130/
Cowlang772/
Chowlom771/
Cowlain770/
Cowlane770/
Coblan67161/
Kovlam6716/
Cowlon673/
Sawlam672/
Souwellam672/
Kawlam672/
Koblam671/
Kowlom671/
Kowlan670/
Cawlan670/

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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 Cowlam
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