Rownes Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rownes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rownes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Rownes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rownes is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rownes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rownes is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Rownes live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

Rownes is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 54 percent reside, Essex, where 25 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Rownes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rownes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rownes surname grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowness920/
Rowne913/
Rowney831,776/
Rrowne835/
Rowhne831/
Robnes831/
Rownie830/
Rownney772/
Rowny73103/
Robne738/
Rowni734/
Rawne732/
Rowná731/
Rowný731/
Rovne730/
Rovner671,813/
Robney6740/
Rovney6722/
Ravnes678/
Rowhni673/
Robnis672/
Rawney672/
Rubnes671/
Rovnet671/
Rownay670/

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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 Rownes
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