Cowser Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

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

Cowser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8901:407,25735,498
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Cowser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowser is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cowser is the 374,029th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cowser live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 407,257. In The United States Cowser is most prevalent in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Cowser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowser last name grew 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cowser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cowser surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cowser last name are 7.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.59% being registered with the party.

Cowser earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $40,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowserd922/
Cowseer921/
Chowser920/
Kowser833,410/
Cowger832,692/
Cowzer83167/
Cawser83145/
Cowcer8315/
Cowsir831/
Cowcher77501/
Kowsher779/
Coubser775/
Cawsert773/
Khowser771/
Kowseer771/
Chawser770/
Chowceir711/
Kowsheer711/
Kawser6719,134/
Kowsir679/
Kowger677/
Cawger672/
Kewser671/
Qawser671/
Ćovser671/
Ćofser671/
Kovser671/
Cavser671/
Kowzer670/

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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
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  • 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 Cowser
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