Rowe-Wilson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Rowe-Wilson Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Rowe & Wilson.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowe-Wilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Rowe-Wilson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rowe-Wilson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rowe-Wilson is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowe-Wilson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Rowe-Wilson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Rowe-Wilson are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Jamaica, where 8 percent live.

Rowe-Wilson Last Name Statistics demography

Rowe-Wilson earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 128.76% more than the national average, earning R 543,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowilson842/
Rowelson840/
Wreh-Wilson827/
Rowellson800/
Rowlson78320/
Reilson78112/
Rwilson782/
Roilson782/
Roelson781/
Roa Wilson763/
Rae Wilson761/
Wreh-Willison751/
Rowlison74553/
Reilsono7413/
Rowleson749/
Raoelson745/
Raoilson742/
Rawilson740/
Rowlason740/
Roleison740/
Wray-Wilson731/
Rolson71195/
Relson7127/
Rilson7114/
Raoelison7024,140/
Raoilison7010,480/
Rolison671,252/
Roloson67765/
Wrolson67177/
Roleson67149/
Roalson67139/
Roulson67114/
Railson6773/
Raelson6751/
Rollson6736/
Roelsen6729/
Rialson6726/
Rawlson6716/
Realson6714/
Relyson6711/
Rolsson678/
Relason677/
Rolason674/
Rellson673/
Relison673/
Rohlson673/
Ruilson672/
Rilison671/
Raouilison671/
Rolsoni671/
Rolyson671/
Rielson671/
Wrelson670/
Rilason670/
Rowlsen670/

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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 Rowe-Wilson
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