Fowley Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fowley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Ireland2121:22,2122,215
England1521:366,56626,048
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1811:24,4742,667
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales281:56,0152,800
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Fowley Last Name Facts

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

Fowley is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 487,389th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname Fowley is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Fowley live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States Fowley is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 31 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Fowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fowley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 117 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fowley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fowley are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Fowley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowlley920/
Fowle912,754/
Fowly910/
Fowlie832,256/
Fawley832,048/
Fowlei832/
Fowlet832/
Vowley831/
Fowleu831/
Fewley831/
Fowlle830/
Fouwler7724/
Fowless776/
Fowleer772/
Fowlett771/
Ffowler771/
Phowley770/
Fowlerr770/
Fowlhes770/
Fowille770/
Fawle7352/
Foble7325/
Fawly735/
Fowla732/
Fobly730/
Vowle730/
D'Fowler711/
Fowlis67238/
Fouble67202/
Fabley6712/
Fovlie671/
Fovler671/
Vewley671/
Fawleh671/
Fawlie670/
Fowlia670/
Fawles670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fowley
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