Scowen Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Scowen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scowen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:100,93910,637
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia721:374,94030,993
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Scowen Last Name Facts

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

Scowen occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scowen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 421,345th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Scowen reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 100,939. In England Scowen is primarily found in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, West Sussex, where 7 percent are found and Essex, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Scowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scowen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Scowen surname expanded 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scowen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scowen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scowen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,789 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scown911,098/
Scoen914/
Schouwen8625/
Schoen8317,795/
Skowen8327/
Scoven8320/
Scawen8312/
Scoyen837/
Scoben833/
Shcoen832/
Scowenová801/
Scouten771,033/
Schoyen7797/
Schoehn7766/
Schoenn7743/
Schowin779/
Schoien772/
Schoenh771/
Scoggen770/
Scovien770/
Scoeien770/
Schoven770/
Scousen770/
Scoun7381/
Skoen7381/
Scawn7364/
Skown738/
Scoin731/
Scein731/
Scobn730/
Scoutten7116/
Shcouten713/
Schauwen713/
Schein675,171/
Scheen671,443/
Schien67682/
Skoien67315/
Scaion67310/
Skoven67235/
Schoun67199/
Schaen67191/
Scoyne67113/
Skoyen67113/
Schuen6798/
Scobin6742/
Scaven6735/
Scovin6733/
Skouen6725/
Schean6722/
Scawin676/
Schyen674/
Skawen674/
Scehan672/
Scajon672/
Schoin671/
Scojin671/
Scaben671/
Scheín671/
Skowin671/
Scovem670/
Skojen670/
Scoung670/
Schoyn670/

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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 Scowen
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