Cowzer Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cowzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1421:33,1622,819
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Cowzer Last Name Facts

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

Cowzer occurs most in Ireland. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cowzer.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Cowzer live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 33,162. In Ireland Cowzer is primarily found in: Leinster, where 99 percent live and Ulster, where 1 percent live. Aside from Ireland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Cowzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowzer has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Cowzer last name grew 2,029 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowzer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cowzer last name is predominantly Methodist (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cowzer are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Cowzer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowze910/
Cowger832,692/
Cowser83958/
Cowcer8315/
Sowzer832/
Kowzer830/
Cowcher77501/
Cowserd772/
Cowseer771/
Cowse730/
Cowce730/
Kowser673,410/
Cawser67145/
Cobzie6733/
Kowger677/
Kobzer677/
Cobzei675/
Jawzer674/
Cawger672/
Cowges672/
Sawzer672/
Kofzer671/
Cowsir671/
Cowcei671/
Sowser671/
Cowsey671/
Kewzer670/

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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 Cowzer
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