Cowsil Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Cowsil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowsil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana31:254,07411,262
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cowsil (15) may also be a first name.

Cowsil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowsil is found in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowsil? popularity and diffusion

Cowsil is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Cowsil occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cowsil are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename internationally, held by 15 people.

The last name Cowsil is most commonly occurring in Guyana, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 254,074. In Guyana it is most frequent in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 100 percent are found. Not including Guyana it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found.

Cowsil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowsil has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cowsil surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowsill92527/
Chowsil921/
Cowgil836/
Cowsel830/
Kowsil830/
Cowgill774,482/
Cowcill77143/
Cowsell7731/
Couwsel774/
Chobsil772/
Cowjill771/
Kobsil673/
Kowziel6227/
Cowgell6217/
Cobgill621/
Kaewsil621/
Cawsell621/
Cawgill621/
Cavsill620/
Cobsell620/
Cawcill620/
Coffselt571/
Caufsiel571/
Kobsel501/
Kobzil501/
Kovsel501/
Cawcel501/

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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 Cowsil
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