Rowald Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Rowald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Rowald (325) may also be a first name.

Rowald Last Name Facts

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

Rowald has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. Rowald is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rowald reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 486,495th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 325 people.

Rowald is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States Rowald is most frequent in: Illinois, where 33 percent are found, Texas, where 28 percent are found and Missouri, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 46 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Rowald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowald surname increased 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rowald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rowald last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Rowald earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohwald9221/
Rowaldt924/
Rowalds921/
Roshwald8618/
Rohwaldt867/
Rowold831,008/
Rewald83504/
Rawald83194/
Ruwald83104/
Rowalt8335/
Rüwald8315/
Rovald837/
Robald833/
Roweld830/
Roschwald801/
Rehwald771,449/
Rowoldt77244/
Rauwald7794/
Ruhwald7765/
Ruwaldt7757/
Rohwold7728/
Rosvald7728/
Rewaldt7719/
Rühwald7711/
Rahwald773/
Roubald772/
Roybald771/
Rawaldt770/
Rowolds770/
Robauld770/
Rehwaldt71268/
Rachwald7152/
Roosvald7139/
Rouvaldt7127/
Rohwoldt7127/
Rushwald7115/
Ruchwald7114/
Hrosvald714/
Roshvald713/
Rouswalt711/
Rabold671,975/
Robold67284/
Rubald67251/
Rewalt67205/
Ravald67106/
Rabald6779/
Revald6760/
Rawalt6760/
Rewold6750/
Revold6737/
Rowolt6722/
Rovold6719/
Ravold6717/
Rauchwald6710/
Ruvald679/
Rubold673/
Rábold672/
Ruwold671/
Rowelt670/
Rovalt670/
Rawold670/
Robalt670/

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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 Rowald
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