Fowke Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fowke Surname Definition:

For Foulke: v. Foulkes.

Fowke de Coudrey.—Hundred Rolls

Fowke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:265,32421,048
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
France61:11,070,454349,096
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Fowke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Foulke: v. Foulkes.

Fowke de Coudrey.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name, Fulco or Fulke, through the French Foulques.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FFOULKES: The pedigree is deduced from Marchudd ap Cynan, lord of Brynffenigi, who flourished in the ninth century. The name appears to have been borrowed from Ffoulk ap Thomas, who lived early in the sixteenth century, and whose descendants have ever since borne it.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fowke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowke occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fowke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,063rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Fowke are found; 38 percent are found in Australasia and 38 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 265,324. In England Fowke is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 14 percent live, Surrey, where 11 percent live and Berkshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 21 percent live.

Fowke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fowke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fowke surname increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fowke last name is predominantly Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fowke surname are 3.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Fowke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning R 241,956 per year; in United States they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning $55,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning $43,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowker911/
Fowk890/
Fowckes830/
Fawke80418/
Fobke80183/
Fowks80159/
Fowky801/
Fuwke801/
Fowkj801/
Fewke800/
Fowce800/
Fawkey73122/
Fawker732/
Fawkeh731/
Fowche730/
Fawk6748/
Fowx6721/
Vowk6717/
Fowc671/
Fowg671/
Fawkesh671/
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Fowke Reference & Research

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