Rowo Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rowo (110) may also be a first name.

Rowo Last Name Facts

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

Rowo is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Rowo are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 110 people.

The last name Rowo is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 699,731. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 89 percent reside, Jambi, where 6 percent reside and Central Java, where 1 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Rowo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowo surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowgo8919/
Rowoh8918/
Rowou892/
Rowho891/
Roswo891/
Rowot891/
Rouwoy80120/
Rowoth8028/
Rowoud8012/
Roswod803/
Rowott803/
Ruowoy801/
Robo755,232/
Rowa752,697/
Ruwo751,088/
Rawo75279/
Rewo75208/
Rovo75172/
Rouwoos7317/
Roswood732/
Rouwa672,020/
Rewoo67586/
Roubo67353/
Rawoo67346/
Rooba67186/
Robho6782/
Ravoo6765/
Rovos6759/
Robou6739/
Rovou6728/
Raboo6724/
Roboi6722/
Rawwo6719/
Rowah6718/
Roboy6717/
Rawoh6715/
Rawos6715/
Rohwa6715/
Rovoi6712/
Rhobo677/
Roboo676/
Rewoi676/
Ruobo673/
Rowaa673/
Rosvo672/
Roboș672/
Roowa672/
Rooua672/
Revoo672/
Rovoy672/
Rovot671/
Rovuo671/
Roivo671/
Rawou671/
Roova671/
Roovo671/
Rochwood671/
Rovoh671/
Ruwoh671/
Ruboo671/
Rovoa671/
Ruowa671/
Rahwo671/
Rewoj671/
Rewou671/
Roiwa671/
Rawoi671/
Ruwoi671/
Roobo671/
Rowau671/

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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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  • 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 Rowo
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