Cownie Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Cownie Surname Definition:

Recorded in Aberdeen. In Edinburgh, 1941. Perhaps of local origin.

Cownie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Australia531:509,35338,491
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland741:50,5843,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cownie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Recorded in Aberdeen. In Edinburgh, 1941. Perhaps of local origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cownie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cownie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cownie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 766,190th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. Cownie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Cownie live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 19 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Cownie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cownie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cownie surname expanded 1,910 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cownie Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Cownie surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Cownie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 907.6% more than the national average, earning R 2,394,430 per year and in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowne91235/
Cowni911/
Chowni83292/
Chowne83127/
Cowney8319/
Cowner836/
Cownes835/
Cawnie831/
Cownid831/
Chowney7791/
Cownish771/
Cowness771/
Chownai771/
Couvnie770/
Cawni73242/
Kowni7321/
Kowne7312/
Cobne731/
Cawne731/
Covne730/
Couwgneh711/
Covner6756/
Covney6735/
Covnet6716/
Zowney6710/
Chawne676/
Chawni673/
Chowny673/
Kowneh672/
Kowgne671/
Cobney670/
Kowney670/

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