Nowley Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Nowley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England91:6,190,895170,599
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Nowley Last Name Facts

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

Nowley is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nowley.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Nowley are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 89 percent are found, Mississippi, where 5 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Nowley is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Nowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nowley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nowley last name decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nowley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nowley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Nowley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $42,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowle9143/
Nowly9111/
Newley83297/
Nobley8397/
Novley8319/
Nuwley837/
Nowlay834/
Nawley832/
Nowler831/
Neewley7710/
Gnowles773/
Nowelle771/
Nowless770/
Nowille770/
Nowlett770/
Noble73130,892/
Nawle73416/
Newly7346/
Novle7345/
Newle734/
Nowla731/
Newlay6787/
Newlee6748/
Noblea6747/
Nubley6740/
Nowlis6732/
Nouble6730/
Nowlla6714/
Nobhle6710/
Novles678/
Nooble674/
Nnoble673/
Noblee672/
Nawlge672/
Noblej672/
Noible671/
Nobleu671/
Nowlia671/
Novlae671/
Nawlae671/
Naawle671/
Nuwlee671/
Gnawle671/
Novlet671/
Newleh671/
Novlee671/
Noblei671/
Newlle670/
Hnoble670/
Nabley670/
Navley670/

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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 Nowley
  • 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