Globally, Cowan (كوان 
, Cowan 
, Cobhan 
) is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female given name. The first name Cowan is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare boy's name, Australia, where it is a very rare male name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, the United States, and Nigeria. Much more prevalently, Cowan is the last name as well as the forename.
Cowan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| sir robert cowan (died 1737) (b. 1712) |
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cuthbert cowan New Zealand politician, NZ (b. 1835) |
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| walkinshaw cowan civil servant (b. 1808) |
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| duke w. cowan American politician – Minnesota -- "D.W." Senate 1903-06 (District 32), US (b. 1862) |
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| rubey cowan 1891-1957 (b. 1891) |
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| roy cowan New Zealand artist, NZ (b. 1918) |
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| harvey cowan Canadian, born 1935; artist, CA (b. 1935) |
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| graham cowan Umpire (1940-2011), NZ (b. 1940) |
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| ross cowan British historian and author (b. 1950) |
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| b. cowan badminton player, GB (b. 1955) |
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| blair cowan Scottish musician, formerly a member of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, GB (b. 1960) |
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| forbes cowan British strength athlete, GB (b. 1964) |
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| lee cowan American television reporter, correspondent, US (b. 1965) |
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| reed cowan American journalist, US (b. 1968) |
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| tam cowan British journalist, GB (b. 1969) |
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