Cownan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cownan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cownan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Cownan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cownan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cownan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cownan live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cownan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Cownan is mostly concentrated in: California, where 53 percent live, Texas, where 35 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Cownan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Cownan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cownan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Cownan surname declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cownan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Cownan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowhnan861/
Covnan830/
Chawnan7723/
Kownain773/
Covnant771/
Sownaan771/
Cawnang770/
Cavnan6794/
Kownon675/
Zownon671/
Sownon671/
Tchoubnan671/
Cabnan671/
Kawnan671/
Kewnan670/
Cawnon670/

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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 Cownan
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