Rowel Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rowel Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Rowell (roe stream), in Gloucestershire; dweller at a spring frequented by roes; descendant of little Rowland (fame, land).

Rowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Rowel (35,198) may also be a first name.

Rowel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Rowell (roe stream), in Gloucestershire; dweller at a spring frequented by roes; descendant of little Rowland (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. From the river Rowel, in the Netherlands.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Rowel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowel is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,333rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Rowel live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,624th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 35,198 people.

The surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Rowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rowel surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowel surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

Rowel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $37,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowell9128,088/
Rowehl91163/
Rowele9118/
Roweel913/
Roewel912/
Rowwel911/
Hrowel911/
Rouwel910/
Roel894,307/
Rowl89175/
Rowuell833/
Roweill831/
Roewell831/
Rohwell831/
Rowelll830/
Rowelle830/
Rowwell830/
Roowell830/
Roiwell830/
Robel8019,280/
Rojel802,219/
Roell801,929/
Royel801,381/
Rovel80824/
Rouel80459/
Rawel8077/
Rowle8052/
Ruwel8035/
Roiel8027/
Rowil806/
Rowll805/
Rhoel801/
Roowl801/
Roelh801/
Rowlh801/
Roewl800/
Rowesell771/
Royhwell771/
Roszwell771/
Roosweil771/
Rauwel73543/
Rouvel73363/
Routel73216/
Robell73187/
Roggel73137/
Rovell73132/
Rouell7390/
Rousel7375/
Ruwiel7370/
Roitel7359/
Rosuel7358/
Rawell7357/
Roucel7354/
Rawiel7349/
Ruwell7342/
Rovelt7330/
Robeel7327/
Rotvel7327/
Rowail7312/
Roubel7310/
Roviel7310/
Roytel738/
Rowill737/
Roveal736/
Roisel736/
Robeal735/
Rosvel735/
Roußel735/
Rouyel733/
Roovel733/
Raweel733/
Hrobel733/
Robeil733/
Royell732/
Rawgel732/
Roveel731/
Rowlle731/
Roybel731/
Rhoiel731/
Roewll731/
Roiele731/
Raouel731/
Robelh731/
Rouelt731/
Rovele731/
Rawele731/
Rewhel731/
Roivel730/
Roibel730/
Roobel730/
Rooswelht711/
Real6794,012/
Roussel6765,866/
Ruel6712,496/
Riel6711,594/
Roul6711,537/
Rael678,462/
Reel677,781/
Reil677,194/
Reul673,558/
Robl673,100/
Rousell671,472/
Rawl67818/
Rouelle67678/
Roil67476/
Ryel67425/
Rejl67268/
Reyl67123/
Royl67112/
Rouchel67108/
Rouvell6717/
Rosvelt6712/
Rouelph6711/
Rojl678/
Rouseel678/
Rouggel678/
Roychel676/
Rovelle675/
Rosvell674/
Rachwel673/
Roovelt673/
Rovl672/
Routell671/
Royelle671/
Roubeel671/
Rouseld671/
Rowleth671/
Roysell671/
Roysiel671/
Royssel671/
Ruwl671/
Reuwell671/
Reál671/
Rohvelt671/
Roichel671/
Rouhyel671/
Rusweld671/
Rewehel671/
Rohjeld670/
Roisell670/
Roevell670/

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