Jowrey Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Jowrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica351:81,9983,758
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Jowrey Last Name Facts

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

Jowrey is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Jowrey are found; 71 percent are found in Caribbean and 71 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 81,998. In Jamaica it is primarily found in: Cornwall County, where 97 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Jamaica this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Jowrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jowrey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jowrey last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Jowry914/
Jhowry83467/
Howrey83453/
Sowrey83146/
Jobrey8324/
Jowrie834/
Jawrey834/
Jowree831/
Chowrey7760/
Hajowry7710/
Jhowree774/
Jawreye771/
Howry73826/
Sowry73713/
Jawre73179/
Juwry7319/
Sowre7312/
Howre734/
Jobre732/
Jobry731/
Jowri731/
Jawry731/
Cowre730/
Jovre730/
Sawrey67457/
Joubry67298/
Sowray67191/
Jubrey67158/
Jovrea67137/
Jowrah67136/
Howrie67122/
Chowre67107/
Cawrey67106/
Hawrey6741/
Jouvry6733/
Juwreh6721/
Howray6715/
Chowry6712/
Joubre676/
Jhawry675/
Jouvre675/
Scowry673/
Jabrey673/
Jawhry673/
Jobray673/
Jawreh673/
Djawre673/
Jaawre672/
Khowry672/
Cowrea672/
Javrey672/
Sowree671/
Juvrey671/
Jawrys671/
Jowris671/
Ijawre671/
Hobrey671/
Giowry671/
Djowra671/
Djowri671/
Ihowre671/
Jowraj671/
Djawry671/
Howrei671/
Howred671/
Jhawre671/
Cowroy670/
Cowray670/
Sowrry670/
Covrey670/
Hovrey670/

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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 Jowrey
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