Rowley Forename

515,650th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Rowley Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller on the] rough lea.

Rowley Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1021:3,554,28449,339
England
100%
661:842,46814,944
Australia-231:593,8108,803
Canada-181:1,840,74328,401
South Africa
100%
141:3,895,18990,619
Papua New Guinea
83%
 
91:905,81363,479
China-81:170,756,97372,230
Indonesia-81:32,245,458686,574
Philippines
100%
81:13,251,185172,764
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Nigeria
67%
 
31:59,188,120318,216
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Israel
 
86%
21:4,201,45930,777
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Rowley (47,024) may also be a surname.

Rowley Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller on the] rough lea.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Rowley Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowlley923/
Rowly9188/
Rowle9120/
Robley83452/
Rawley83376/
Rowlee8313/
Rowlie838/
Rowlly835/
Rewley833/
Rovley832/
Rowlue831/
Rowelle77171/
Rowelly7712/
Rhobley7712/
Roowlie774/
Rawlley774/
Rowille772/
Rowilly772/
Rhawley772/
Rowller771/
Roobley771/
Rhowlys771/
Roble7312,514/
Rawle733,027/
Rowla73312/
Rawly7333/
Rovly736/
Rewly732/
Rewle732/
Rovle731/
Rowli731/
Rowellie7111/
Rowillie716/
Rowellee713/
Roswelle713/
Rhowelle713/
Rewylley711/
Roswille711/
Rhowelly711/
Roewelle711/
Rowwelly711/
Rooble671,241/
Rouble67233/
Roblee6777/
Roblay6732/
Rawlie6728/
Rubley6720/
Rawlee6714/
Roblle6710/
Rawlly675/
Roblei673/
Rewlle672/
Roblea672/
Rhoble672/
Rhowelleh672/
Roswellys672/
Rowlah672/
Rohble672/
Robleu672/
Ravley672/
Rewlly672/
Rhobly671/
Rovlay671/
Rovlet671/
Rovlie671/
Rohbly671/
Rewlee671/
Rewlay671/
Rawlay671/
Rawlei671/
Rawlya671/
Rawlys671/
Roshwille671/
Rawlle671/
Rosweelly671/
Rouwiller671/
Rovler671/
Ruwleh671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rowley