Prowle Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Prowle Surname User-submission:

This is probably a Welsh variant of Rowley or Rowles.

Prowle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
Wales401:77,3636,557
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England41:6,093,842135,151

Prowle Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is probably a Welsh variant of Rowley or Rowles.

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Prowle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prowle occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prowle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prowle is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Prowle is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Prowle are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England Prowle is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 33 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 12 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Prowle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prowle has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prowle surname increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prowles9228/
Prowley9211/
Prowele921/
Prowl9114/
Prowless861/
Prowel83115/
Prowll8319/
Prowly835/
Provle831/
Proble831/
Prowell771,780/
Provler777/
Prawler771/
Prawley771/
Prawl73709/
Proville71269/
Probelle711/
Phrawley710/
Prawel6783/
Provel6734/
Provil6714/
Prable674/
Prawll672/
Prevle672/
Provly672/
Probli671/
Prewly670/

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