Rows Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada461:800,99162,809
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Rows Last Name Facts

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

Rows is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rows.

How Common Is The Last Name Rows? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rows are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Rows is most numerous in: New York, where 33 percent live, Georgia, where 27 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 40 percent live and Costa Rica, where 4 percent live.

Rows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rows has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rows last name declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rows Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rows surname is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rows surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Rows earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowse892,719/
Rouws8944/
Rhows891/
Rowsh891/
Rowfs891/
Rowsse803/
Rowsch802/
Raws7566/
Robs7518/
Rews759/
Rovs754/
Rofs753/
Ruws751/
Rowz751/
Roefs671,298/
Roufs67671/
Rauws67213/
Rawsh67183/
Rewsh67122/
Rawse6736/
Rowch6724/
Roofs6713/
Rohfs675/
Rofsz671/
Roubs671/
Rovst671/
Robss671/
Rawss671/
Rowce670/
Roffs670/
Rovse670/

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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 Rows
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