Rownan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rownan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rownan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:90,5575,084
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rownan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rownan is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rownan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rownan? popularity and diffusion

Rownan is the 2,312,869th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Rownan is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Rownan reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

Rownan is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 90,557. In Ireland Rownan is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 79 percent reside and Connaught, where 21 percent reside. Not including Ireland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Rownan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rownan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Rownan last name rose 867 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rownan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rownan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Rownan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning $28,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovnan8379/
Rewnan832/
Robnan831/
Rownon830/
Rawnang7711/
Ravnan6738/
Rabnan677/
Rovnanova673/
Rovnam671/
Rovnanová671/
Ravnang62473/
Ravnank622/
Raavnang571/
Ravnam5020/
Rabnon501/

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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 Rownan
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