Rowle Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Singapore

Rowle Surname Definition:

(Cornish British) Rule, order, law; Rheol, Welsh, rule, law.

Rowle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Rowle (20) may also be a first name.

Rowle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Cornish British) Rule, order, law; Rheol, Welsh, rule, law.

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

Rowle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowle is most common in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rowle.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Rowle occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Rowle live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Rowle is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 64 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live and Cheshire, where 4 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Singapore, where 8 percent live.

Rowle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rowle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowle Last Name Statistics demography

Rowle earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.5% less than the national average, earning $28,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowley9147,024/
Rowlee91376/
Rowler9157/
Rowele9118/
Rowlie917/
Rowlle911/
Rowlei911/
Rowl89175/
Rouwler836/
Rowless834/
Rowleth831/
Rouwley831/
Rowllee830/
Rowwles830/
Rowelle830/
Hrowley830/
Rowlley830/
Roble8047,614/
Rawle802,342/
Rowel801,397/
Rowla8025/
Rowly8016/
Rovle806/
Rowll805/
Rewle802/
Roowl801/
Rowlh801/
Rowlettd771/
Rowellie770/
Rowletts770/
Rowell7328,088/
Rooble737,127/
Rawley732,021/
Robley731,415/
Roblee73637/
Rouble73253/
Roblle73200/
Rowehl73163/
Robøle73147/
Rovles7346/
Rowlay7338/
Rowail7312/
Rovile735/
Roblea734/
Rovley733/
Roweel733/
Rawlee733/
Rewley732/
Rovlez732/
Rowloy731/
Raswle731/
Rawele731/
Rovele731/
Rewlle731/
Hrowel731/
Rowloa731/
Rowlly731/
Rowlís731/
Ruwler730/
Rovlet730/
Rawlet730/
Rovler730/
Rawl67818/
Roobleh67302/
Rawlley67203/
Roville6777/
Rowella6741/
Robelle6724/
Ruwelle676/
Rawleeh675/
Rovelle675/
Rossweller674/
Roubleh674/
Rhawley672/
Robille671/
Rohwell671/
Roweill671/
Rrawley671/
Rosswiller671/
Roblleh671/
Rowlitt670/
Rowelll670/
Roowell670/
Rauwley670/
Roiwell670/
Rowelli670/
Rawless670/

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