Rowohlt Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rowohlt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowohlt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany961:838,59960,830
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rowohlt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowohlt is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowohlt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rowohlt is the 1,504,764th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Rowohlt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Rowohlt are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Rowohlt is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent reside, Bremen, where 13 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Rowohlt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowohlt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rowohlt last name rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rowohlt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rowohlt last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rowohlt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning 191,771 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $39,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rohwohlt9316/
Rowolt9222/
Rowoldt86244/
Rowholt862/
Rohwoldt8027/
Rowold771,008/
Robolt7769/
Rowalt7735/
Rowelt770/
Rovolt770/
Rewoldt71191/
Rohwold7128/
Rowaldt714/
Roovelt713/
Rosvolt711/
Rohvelt711/
Rovoldt710/
Rowolds710/
Rawoolt710/
Rawoldt710/
Rehwoldt67177/
Roosvalt6723/
Rohwaldt677/
Rouswalt671/
Rahwoldt671/

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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
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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 Rowohlt
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