Fowels Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fowels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fowels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fowels is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fowels.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Fowels are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Fowels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fowels has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fowels surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Fowels earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.93% more than the national average, earning R 294,504 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowells9239/
Fouwels9223/
Foels91234/
Fowls91195/
Fowles836,088/
Vowels831,653/
Foells830/
Fobels830/
Foelsch77287/
Vowells7788/
Fowless776/
Foehles775/
Fowlsch771/
Fawells770/
Fowlhes770/
Voweles770/
Feils73133/
Foelz73118/
Fawls7396/
Fiels7358/
Feals7357/
Vowls7339/
Feels7333/
Foils7323/
Feuls733/
Fouls733/
Fuels731/
Faels730/
Foggeles710/
Vowles674,895/
Foiles67818/
Feyles67188/
Fabels67100/
Foules6792/
Foyles6782/
Feiles6767/
Fieles6742/
Faeles6722/
Voiels6716/
Feeles677/
Feules676/
Feales676/
Fejles674/
Fobles674/
Fielsø672/
Vawels672/
Foills672/
Favols671/
Feells671/
Fealse671/
Foulst671/
Vowelz671/
Voyels671/
Fuells671/
Fielsz671/
Fawles670/
Fielss670/
Fayels670/
Favels670/
Faiols670/
Vouels670/

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