Cowney Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cowney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cowney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowney is most common in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cowney is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Cowney reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Cowney is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 82 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Cowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowney surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowney Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cowney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 73.84% more than the national average, earning R 413,112 per year and in United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowney9291/
Cowne91235/
Cownie83372/
Chowne83127/
Sowney8391/
Covney8335/
Zowney8310/
Cowner836/
Cownes835/
Chowny833/
Kowney830/
Cobney830/
Chawney7715/
Cowness771/
Chownyo771/
Sowhney771/
Kowny7318/
Kowne7312/
Cowna737/
Sowne732/
Cawne731/
Jowne731/
Cowni731/
Cobne731/
Cawny730/
Covne730/
Covny730/
Couwgneh711/
Sawney67402/
Chowni67292/
Kewney6768/
Covner6756/
Chowna6731/
Cavney6722/
Cabney6721/
Covnet6716/
Chawne676/
Sownie675/
Czovny675/
Zowner673/
Jawney673/
Cubney672/
Kowneh672/
Zownes671/
Cownid671/
Chownnayi671/
Cawnie671/
Jowneh671/
Kowgne671/
Sownee670/

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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 Cowney
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