Jowl Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jowl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jowl (23) may also be a first name.

Jowl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jowl is most common in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowl? popularity and diffusion

Jowl is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Jowl is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Jowl reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jowl is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran Jowl is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 95 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Iran it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowel894,813/
Jowle89171/
Jowil893/
Djowl891/
Jowell80565/
Jowill8021/
Joewel806/
Jowael805/
Jowuel803/
Jouwil801/
Jowleh801/
Jowiel801/
Joyswl801/
Jowilt800/
Sowl75323/
Jawl759/
Jobl759/
Yowl756/
Juwl751/
Eowl751/
Jovl751/
Iowl751/
Joewell7312/
Joewill737/
Jowlett736/
Djouwel733/
Joywill732/
Hjowell730/
Juwel6713,957/
Jawle67651/
Jobel67197/
Jawil67105/
Juwil6749/
Zowle6727/
Jobil6725/
Zowel6714/
Jovle6712/
Yowle673/
Sowll672/
Sowlh671/
Sowil671/
Zowil671/
Scowl671/
Coowl671/
Jaswl671/
Jhawl671/

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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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  • 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 Jowl
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