Rowey Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Rowey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rowey (42) may also be a first name.

Rowey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﻱ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Rowey reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Rhode Island, where 36 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Rowey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rowey last name rose 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rowey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowey surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

Rowey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.67% more than the national average, earning $55,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouwey9120/
Rowehy912/
Roweye911/
Rowe89170,329/
Roey89396/
Rowy89216/
Rouweye8329/
Rowoeye835/
Robey809,942/
Roewe80409/
Rewey80215/
Rovey80197/
Rowie80128/
Rouwe8039/
Rojey8011/
Rawey8010/
Roiwe808/
Rowei807/
Rowee807/
Rouey806/
Rowue804/
Roowe802/
Rhowe802/
Rowwe802/
Royey802/
Roway802/
Rowea801/
Rioey801/
Roeiy801/
Roywe801/
Rowhe800/
Rojwe800/
Rouweyha778/
Rouweyhe772/
Rowaie731,068/
Robeya73364/
Rowayi73189/
Rouwet73120/
Rouwoy73120/
Rowaye7387/
Rowoye7361/
Roubey7350/
Rowawe7322/
Rohuwe7315/
Rouwez738/
Rowher737/
Rowaya736/
Rowiya735/
Rouway735/
Roweis734/
Rowway734/
Robeyi734/
Rawhey734/
Roweii733/
Roevyi733/
Raweya732/
Robeyo732/
Roobey732/
Roueyi731/
Rouwye731/
Rouyey731/
Ruowoy731/
Robeye731/
Rouvey731/
Roiwer731/
Rooway731/
Roswei731/
Roways731/
Roowei731/
Ruowei731/
Rauwey731/
Riohey731/
Robowe730/
Rowess730/
Roby6722,848/
Reay6710,020/
Robe677,688/
Ruey677,570/
Roye675,602/
Rawe673,432/
Rowa672,697/
Rawy672,073/
Rowi672,038/
Rouy671,944/
Ruwe671,940/
Reye671,132/
Rowiyah671,089/
Rove67805/
Raey67533/
Rowaihy67401/
Röwe67392/
Rouwoye67356/
Rovy67350/
Roie67263/
Rewe67234/
Roee6776/
Rouwaye6765/
Rüwe6747/
Riey6745/
Roveyaz6744/
Roswech6728/
Rossway6724/
Reey6720/
Roei6714/
Rhouwer6712/
Raweeya679/
Reuy678/
Rewy675/
Rowhead672/
Rochwer672/
Rouwett672/
Rouwaje672/
Roowawe672/
Roweová671/
Rowheed671/
Rowhett671/
Roswest671/
Rohhuey671/
Rohweer671/
Rouwayé671/
Roubeyi671/
Rowaiyi671/
Ryey671/
Ruwy671/
Roej671/

Rowey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rowey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻭﻱrwy-

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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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  • 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 Rowey
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