Cowlas Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Cowlas Surname User-submission:

The surname Cowlas comes from an anglicization of the name Kowlas. Historically the Cowlas family had the role of Hereditary Castellans of Kowlas Fort, from which the name is derived from. The family belonged to Turkic Timurid nobility, after settling in the Indian subcontinent, they acquired the role of Castellan of Kowlas in 1915 by the ruler of the Princely state of Hyderabad 7th Nizam.

Cowlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Cowlas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cowlas comes from an anglicization of the name Kowlas. Historically the Cowlas family had the role of Hereditary Castellans of Kowlas Fort, from which the name is derived from. The family belonged to Turkic Timurid nobility, after settling in the Indian subcontinent, they acquired the role of Castellan of Kowlas in 1915 by the ruler of the Princely state of Hyderabad 7th Nizam.

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Cowlas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowlas occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowlas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Cowlas is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Cowlas reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Cowlas is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 43 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Cowla910/
Kowlas8355/
Cowlah8322/
Cowlay8319/
Coblas8311/
Cawlas832/
Cowlla831/
Kowlass771/
Coblias770/
Cobla7381/
Kowla7330/
Cawla733/
Cobillas71170/
Cobellas7126/
Cowley6727,784/
Cablas67785/
Covlea67156/
Coblos6713/
Kawlas6711/
Khowla676/
Kowlla675/
Covlat674/
Kowlos673/
Coblai673/
Cawlay672/
Cahwla672/
Kowlai671/
Coblah671/
Coeuillas671/
Coblla671/
Ckawla671/
Covlac671/
Cublas671/
Kowlya671/
Kowlah671/
Kowlad671/
Kovlas671/
Cowloy670/

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