Cowlan Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Brunei

Cowlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cowlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowlan is most common in England. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cowlan.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowlan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Cowlan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Cowlan reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cowlan is most numerous in England, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England Cowlan is most prevalent in: Cambridgeshire, where 45 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 24 percent reside and Devon, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Cowlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowlan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cowlan last name increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowlan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowlan last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cowlan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning $35,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $51,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowland921,130/
Chowlan929/
Cowlang922/
Cowlane920/
Cowlain920/
Chowlian861/
Cowlam83217/
Coblan83161/
Cowlon833/
Cawlan830/
Kowlan830/
Cowlham7721/
Coblaan778/
Chawlan773/
Coblean771/
Coblain771/
Coublan771/
Scovlan770/
Cobillan713/
Cobellan713/
Cowlound710/
Sawlan67287/
Cublan67145/
Cablan67115/
Cavlan6799/
Cuvlan6738/
Jawlan6710/
Kovlan678/
Coblon676/
Kawlan673/
Kowlon671/
Qawlan671/
Covlon670/
Sowlon670/

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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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  • 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 Cowlan
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