Cowlen Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cowlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cowlen Last Name Facts

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

Cowlen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Cowlen is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cowlen are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 82 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Cowlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowlen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowlen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cowlen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.88% less than the national average, earning R 109,608 per year and in United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowlin83724/
Cowlyn8326/
Coblen836/
Cawlen831/
Cowlng831/
Covlen831/
Zowlen830/
Chowlin775/
Chawlen771/
Coblein771/
Cowline771/
Coblean771/
Cowilng771/
Cowlain770/
Cowlind770/
Kowln731/
Coweling711/
Cawelien711/
Cowlling710/
Chawleen710/
Covlin6798/
Coblin6788/
Koblen6734/
Kovlen674/
Cobyln672/
Cawlin671/
Kewlen671/
Coviln671/
Caweln671/
Kowlin671/

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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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  • 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 Cowlen
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