McCow Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McCow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McCow Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCow? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCow is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 154 percent of McCow reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McCow is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 31 percent live, Michigan, where 23 percent live and Connecticut, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 54 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

McCow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCow last name fell 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

McCow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.69% less than the national average, earning $14,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCowe910/
McOw890/
McCob803/
McKow802/
McCov802/
McSow800/
McCawe7314/
McKowa733/
McKoww732/
McCaws732/
Mccaww732/
McCgaw731/
McCoob731/
Mccoif731/
McCsaw731/
McCoff731/
McKoow730/
McCoof730/
McCoub730/
McKowe730/
Mcof672/
McCawsh671/
McCouff670/

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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 McCow
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