Where Does The Last Name Cowrie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cowrie is held by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowrie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Cowrie is the 4,116,508^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Cowrie are found; 70 percent are found in Caribbean and 70 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 85,248. In Trinidad and Tobago Cowrie is mostly found in: Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 50 percent reside, San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 44 percent reside and Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 6 percent reside. Besides Trinidad and Tobago this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Cowrie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cowrie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowrie surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.