Cowy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Cowy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Cowy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cowy is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Cowy live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Cowy is most numerous in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 50 percent are found and West Midlands, where 50 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Cowy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cowy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cowy last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowey | 89 | 1,348 | / |
| Cowhy | 89 | 90 | / |
| Coway | 89 | 47 | / |
| Chowy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Cowhey | 80 | 566 | / |
| Choway | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chowwy | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chowey | 80 | 5 | / |
| Couway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cohway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chowyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cowway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chouwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cowwey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coiway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coby | 75 | 2,527 | / |
| Cowe | 75 | 1,808 | / |
| Covy | 75 | 52 | / |
| Cowé | 75 | 41 | / |
| Qowy | 75 | 23 | / |
| Cowi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kowy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zowy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cawy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chhowuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cossway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cowie | 67 | 17,435 | / |
| Covey | 67 | 14,211 | / |
| Chowe | 67 | 2,320 | / |
| Cobey | 67 | 819 | / |
| Cowee | 67 | 709 | / |
| Cowez | 67 | 427 | / |
| Choby | 67 | 261 | / |
| Zoway | 67 | 169 | / |
| Caway | 67 | 140 | / |
| Coboy | 67 | 98 | / |
| Caboy | 67 | 98 | / |
| Cowit | 67 | 88 | / |
| Cavoy | 67 | 78 | / |
| Couvy | 67 | 70 | / |
| Cawoy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Covay | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kowoy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kowey | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ciowa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chowi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Koway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cobay | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cuboy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cowai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cawuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coywe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Covys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coybe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cojwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cosvy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cawey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chovy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zowey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chawy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zowhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowyś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchouway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchouwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cowea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Covoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coovy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Couby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coowe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cowy
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