Cowlyn Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cowlyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cowlyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowlyn is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowlyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cowlyn are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Cowlyn is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most frequent in: West Sussex, where 44 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Cheshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Cowlyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowlyn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cowlyn last name contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowlyn Last Name Statistics demography

Cowlyn earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowlin83724/
Cowlen8394/
Cowlng831/
Choblyn7716/
Chowlin775/
Kowllyn771/
Chovlyn771/
Cowilng771/
Cowlind770/
Kowln731/
Chovlyna711/
Cowlling710/
Covlin6798/
Coblin6788/
Coblen676/
Cobyln672/
Cawlin671/
Cawlen671/
Covlen671/
Cablyn671/
Kowlin671/
Zowlen670/

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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 Cowlyn
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