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 occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowther? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cowther is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cowther live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 50 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Cowther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cowther has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cowther surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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