Cowood Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cowood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:870,59545,570
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cowood Last Name Facts

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

Cowood occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Cowood is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Cowood reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 870,595. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 47 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Cowood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cowood last name increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowood Last Name Statistics demography

Cowood earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning $20,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowwood921/
Couwood920/
Coywood920/
Cawood835,274/
Sowood8330/
Jowood835/
Zowood830/
Cowo801,259/
Couchwood801/
Koiwood77153/
Cauwood77124/
Cawoods771/
Qoiwood771/
Sowwood770/
Caswood770/
Cawwood770/
Cowad7310/
Cowoh735/
Kowoo734/
Cawod732/
Cowop732/
Cowoj731/
Cuowo731/
Quoiwood7111/
Kochwood711/
Sawood67194/
Jawood6726/
Chobod6717/
Kawood6711/
Sowoud676/
Cowots674/
Zawood672/
Qawood671/
Coohuo671/
Kowooh671/
Koiwoo671/
Koiwod671/
Cobodt671/
Khoshwood671/
Cabood671/
Cowhad670/
Cavood670/

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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
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  • 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 Cowood
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