Jowey Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jowey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2001:661,24651,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Jowey (334) may also be a first name.

Jowey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jowey is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jowey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jowey is the 1,163,787th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Jowey is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Jowey are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jowey is also the 478,963rd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 334 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 661,246. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 69 percent are found, Papua, where 31 percent are found and Jakarta, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Jowey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jowey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jowey last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joswey914/
Jowiey911/
Joey891,159/
Jowe89183/
Jowy892/
Djoweye835/
Djouwey831/
Jowei80425/
Jobey80247/
Joway80179/
Djowe80150/
Jowee8026/
Yowey8023/
Jowie8016/
Jouwe8015/
Jovey8014/
Joewe8014/
Sowey8011/
Jawey809/
Juwey805/
Ijowe803/
Jowue803/
Zowey802/
Joweh802/
Ajowe802/
Jowea801/
Ejowe801/
Joowe801/
Joiwe801/
Ojowe801/
Jowyt801/
Jowaya732,125/
Cowhey73566/
Djouwe73143/
Yoweyo7342/
Yoweya7338/
Zouwey7332/
Hajowy7325/
Jouvey7323/
Ijoweh7317/
Joeyhe7311/
Soweye734/
Jowieh734/
Jaioey734/
Joyway733/
Jojwer733/
Jujoey733/
Joweid733/
Jowoys732/
Geowey732/
Ijowei732/
Jowayo732/
Jaweya732/
Jeeoey732/
Juweyz731/
Joweis731/
Yowhey731/
Jouwee731/
Joewee731/
Hjowes731/
Josuey731/
Jouway731/
Soweya731/
Djowet731/
Djoswe731/
Djawey731/
Joveys730/
Heowey730/
Cowwey730/
Jobe6754,638/
Sowe6735,137/
Jove679,339/
Joye675,894/
Jouy671,919/
Jowa671,890/
Joby671,729/
Joie671,121/
Jowi671,069/
Joei671,054/
Jawe67520/
Juwe67519/
Yowe67428/
Zowe67375/
Jeay67344/
Jovy67170/
Jeye67170/
Ejey6792/
Zoey6752/
Joee6728/
Joewhea6727/
Sowy6722/
Hajoway6719/
Jawy6717/
Ejoy6713/
Iowe6710/
Juey679/
Jaweyah675/
Jaey675/
Jeey675/
Iowoeye675/
Jovoeyi673/
Zouweye673/
Joej673/
Eowe672/
Ojowoye672/
Djouehy672/
Zhoweya671/
Joewway671/
Djowher671/
Jochwed671/
Djouwee671/
Djouwhe671/
Djowaye671/
Djowoue671/
Djaweya671/
Jowayed671/
Zowy671/
Djouway671/
Jowj671/
Juwy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jowey
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