Rowek Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rowek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Rowek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowek is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowek? popularity and diffusion

Rowek is the 1,374,607th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Rowek are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Poland, where 16 percent are found.

Rowek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowek surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

Rowek earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.9% more than the national average, earning $60,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roweck9118/
Roweke9115/
Roek89429/
Rosweck831/
Rojek8013,815/
Roiek80151/
Royek80128/
Rawek8021/
Rouek8020/
Rovek8019/
Rewek8018/
Roweq801/
Rojeck7371/
Rohvek7341/
Royeck7321/
Roieck7312/
Rowick735/
Roieke735/
Roueck733/
Ruweke731/
Roswik731/
Royeke731/
Roueke731/
Rovesk731/
Rosuek731/
Rojeks731/
Robeak730/
Riek6779,311/
Reak675,024/
Royk672,244/
Rouk671,966/
Roik671,823/
Reek671,759/
Reik67945/
Reuk67464/
Rohbeck67300/
Reyk67174/
Roeg67119/
Roobeek67117/
Raek6780/
Ruek6757/
Roec6711/
Rejk673/
Ryek673/
Rojk671/
Roosuek671/
Rouwayk671/
Rowaikh671/
Roswijk671/
Hrowiec671/
Rhobeck670/

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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 Rowek
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