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 more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Cowney reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 82 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Cowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowney last name expanded 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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