Rowdan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Rowdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rowdan (8) may also be a first name.

Rowdan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowdan is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowdan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Rowdan occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Rowdan reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 8 people.

It is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,713,954. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Rowdan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowdan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowdhan925/
Rowdang921/
Rowdean921/
Rawdan839,516/
Rowdon83411/
Rovdan8337/
Robdan830/
Rawdhan778/
Rawdang771/
Ravdan671,615/
Rawdon671,200/
Răvdan6737/
Rabdan6711/
Rafdan673/
Robdon672/
Rovdanova671/
Revdan671/
Rawdone623/
Rawddon621/
Ravdane621/
Rawdoon621/
Ravdhan621/
Ravdhane571/
Ravdanova531/
Rabdon502/
Rawdom501/

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Rowdan Reference & Research

Rowden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rowden 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 Rowdan
  • 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