Rowlay Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rowlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rowlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowlay occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowlay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Rowlay occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Rowlay reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Rowlay is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Rowlay is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 35 percent live, Lancashire, where 22 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Rowlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowlay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rowlay surname contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rowlay Last Name Statistics demography

Rowlay earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowla9125/
Rowly9116/
Rowley8347,024/
Rowlas8312/
Rowlah832/
Rowloy831/
Rowloa831/
Rowlae831/
Rowlly831/
Roblay831/
Rowlat830/
Rowella7741/
Rowleyi773/
Rouwley771/
Rowlley770/
Hrowley770/
Robla73637/
Rawla73195/
Rowle7352/
Rewla732/
Rovly731/
Rawly731/
Rowllatt711/
Rowlauds710/
Rawley672,021/
Robley671,415/
Rowlee67376/
Rowler6757/
Rowlie677/
Rovlia676/
Rawlly675/
Roblea674/
Rovley673/
Roblia672/
Robloy672/
Roblaa672/
Rewley672/
Rawlas672/
Rowlei671/
Rawlia671/
Rowlle671/
Rawlat671/
Roobla671/
Roblah671/
Rowlís671/
Roubla671/

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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 Rowlay
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