Rowlland Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Rowlland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Rowlland (13) may also be a first name.
Rowlland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rowlland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rowlland is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rowlland? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Rowlland live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rowlland is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 50 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland | 93 | 136,307 | / |
| Roowland | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rowlandt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rowlannd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rrowland | 88 | 1 | / |
| Robilland | 82 | 4 | / |
| Rowlandds | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rowland's | 82 | 1 | / |
| Robelland | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rawland | 80 | 42 | / |
| Rowlend | 80 | 11 | / |
| Robland | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rewland | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rowlamd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rovland | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rowlond | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rowlant | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rowlandová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Rowlants | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rowlamds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roevland | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rabland | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rawlent | 53 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rowlland
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