Nowles Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Nowles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Nowles Last Name Facts

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

Nowles is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nowles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowles? popularity and diffusion

Nowles is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Nowles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Nowles reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 27 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Nowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nowles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nowles last name decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nowles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nowles last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nowles last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Nowles earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.31% less than the national average, earning $26,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnowles923/
Nowless920/
Nowls910/
Nobles8318,977/
Nowels83424/
Nowlis8332/
Novles838/
Newles832/
Nowlls830/
Nowells77108/
Nouwels7787/
Nobless777/
Nobleas772/
Noobles771/
Nawless771/
Nowlice770/
Nawls7349/
Newls738/
Nobls730/
Nobels671,314/
Newels6762/
Noblez6715/
Nubles6713/
Nables6712/
Newlis677/
Navles673/
Noblis672/
Noewillis672/
Noblys671/
Nobils670/
Nawlls670/

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Nowles Reference & Research

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Knowles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Nowles
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis