Cowther Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Cowther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Cowther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cowther is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowther? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cowther are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Cowther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cowther has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cowther surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowther | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cowter | 92 | 8 | / |
| Chowter | 86 | 116 | / |
| Kowther | 86 | 15 | / |
| Cawther | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sowther | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cowte | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sowter | 77 | 1,767 | / |
| Covter | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cofter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cowtee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cowteh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawther | 71 | 444 | / |
| Coftier | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sawther | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cowthis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scofter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cawte | 67 | 1,157 | / |
| Khawther | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cowta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coiftier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cofte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowtuir | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cowther
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