Cowther Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cowther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cowther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowther is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cowther click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowther? popularity and diffusion

Cowther is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Cowther occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cowther are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Cowther is primarily found in: Greater London, where 50 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 50 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Cowther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowther has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowther931/
Cowter928/
Chowter86116/
Kowther8615/
Cawther860/
Sowther860/
Cowte837/
Sowter771,767/
Covter774/
Cofter772/
Cowtee771/
Cowteh771/
Kawther71444/
Coftier719/
Sawther710/
Cowthis710/
Scofter710/
Cawte671,157/
Khawther675/
Cowta673/
Coiftier672/
Cofte671/
Cowty671/
Chowtuir671/

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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 Cowther
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