Rowel Surname
Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 397 | 1:126,495 | 12,200 |
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).
Local. From the river Rowel, in the Netherlands.
Rowel Demographics
Average Rowel Salary in
United States
$37,678 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rowel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rowel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rowel occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rowel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 277,333rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Rowel reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,624th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 35,198 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Rowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rowel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowel surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rowel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rowel last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the 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.
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Footnotes
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