Cowsell Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cowsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cowsell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Cowsell Last Name Facts

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

Cowsell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowsell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Cowsell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Cowsell live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 88 percent live, Derbyshire, where 6 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Cowsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowsell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cowsell surname rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowsel920/
Cowsill86527/
Cowgell8617/
Couwsel864/
Cawsell861/
Cobsell860/
Scowsill8011/
Cowsil774/
Cowgill714,482/
Cowcill71143/
Cowjill711/
Kobsell711/
Chowsil711/
Kofsell711/
Cafsell710/
Coffselt671/
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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 Cowsell
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