Fowles Surname
Approximately 6,088 people bear this surname
Fowles Surname Definition:
Genit., or pl., of Fowle, q.v.
Fowles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,236 | 1:24,919 | 3,427 |
| United States | 2,035 | 1:178,112 | 17,842 |
| Australia | 697 | 1:38,731 | 5,034 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Wales | 198 | 1:15,629 | 1,693 |
| Jamaica | 194 | 1:14,794 | 1,434 |
| South Africa | 181 | 1:299,324 | 28,868 |
| New Zealand | 130 | 1:34,833 | 5,995 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Cyprus | 32 | 1:27,652 | 3,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,411 | 1:17,275 | 2,511 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 414 | 1:121,301 | 11,808 |
Fowles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Genit., or pl., of Fowle, q.v.
Fowles Demographics
Average Male Fowles Height
175.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fowles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fowles Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fowles occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fowles? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 80,064th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,197,034 people. The surname Fowles occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Fowles reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,236 people, or 1 in 24,919. In England it is most common in: Cheshire, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 7 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Beside England Fowles exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Fowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fowles has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fowles last name rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 707 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fowles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fowles last name is principally Anglican (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fowles last name are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.95% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fowles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.36% more than the national average, earning R 480,876 per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowless | 92 | 6 | / |
| Fowlhes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fowls | 91 | 195 | / |
| Vowles | 83 | 4,895 | / |
| Fowlis | 83 | 238 | / |
| Fowels | 83 | 65 | / |
| Fobles | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fewles | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fawles | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fewless | 77 | 284 | / |
| Fowells | 77 | 39 | / |
| Vowless | 77 | 29 | / |
| Fouwels | 77 | 23 | / |
| Fowlish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fawless | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fowlsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fowllis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fawls | 73 | 96 | / |
| Vowls | 73 | 39 | / |
| Fowlc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feewlees | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fables | 67 | 87 | / |
| Fewlls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fewels | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fobels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fawlise | 62 | 1 | / |
| Favless | 62 | 0 | / |
| Faubles | 62 | 0 | / |
| Fablees | 62 | 0 | / |
| Fabls | 55 | 5 | / |
| Fabels | 50 | 100 | / |
| Fablis | 50 | 6 | / |
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