Jowes Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jowes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jowes (44) may also be a first name.

Jowes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jowes is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jowes.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jowes is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Jowes reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Jowes is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name Jowes is most widely held in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent live, Durham, where 20 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Jowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jowes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jowes last name rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jowes Last Name Statistics demography

Jowes earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.09% less than the national average, earning $24,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjowes911/
Joweis911/
Joes89354/
Joves804,036/
Jobes802,632/
Joyes80780/
Jowis8016/
Joesh8012/
Joues8010/
Joies8010/
Jawes808/
Sowes807/
Juwes807/
Yowes806/
Jojes806/
Iowes802/
Joess801/
Jouves7350/
Joesch7338/
Tjoues7314/
Jowise7314/
Jawesh738/
Joiese736/
Jowais736/
Joyees736/
Jouest733/
Juwese733/
Joveas732/
Joyese732/
Joubes732/
Jowish732/
Joives732/
Jawies732/
Jowoys732/
Ijoyes731/
Jhoues731/
Joyest731/
Joeves731/
Jouese731/
Jhoves731/
Joeyes731/
Jawees731/
Jowerz731/
Cowees731/
Jogges731/
Couwes731/
Joyies731/
Jojesh731/
Jovest731/
Jobees731/
Jobess731/
Jobesh731/
Johies730/
Joveys730/
Josues730/
Jawues730/
Cowhes730/
Jaweesh673,495/
Jois671,052/
Ejes67622/
Joys67499/
Jeys67247/
Jees67179/
Jous67151/
Ejos67151/
Jues6790/
Jaes6787/
Zoes6736/
Jeis6735/
Jeas6721/
Jeus6717/
Iowuese6713/
Joez675/
Joyvies673/
Jaweish673/
Echowes671/
Jooyees671/
Jawwesh671/
Johwise671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Jowes
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