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

Rownan occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rownan? popularity and diffusion

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

Rownan is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 90,557. In Ireland Rownan is most common in: Leinster, where 79 percent are found and Connaught, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Ireland it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Rownan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rownan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Rownan last name expanded 867 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rownan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rownan last name is primarily 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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