Rowy Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

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

Rowy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1601:632,73967,224
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rowy (103) may also be a first name.

Rowy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rowy is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rowy is the 1,121,821st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Rowy occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Rowy reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rowy is also the 930,172nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 103 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 632,739. In The Philippines Rowy is most common in: Calabarzon, where 64 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Rowy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rowy surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowey89121/
Roway892/
Rouwoy80120/
Rouwey8020/
Rouway805/
Rowway804/
Rowehy802/
Roways801/
Rooway801/
Ruowoy801/
Roweye801/
Rowe75170,329/
Roby7522,848/
Rawy752,073/
Rowi752,038/
Rovy75350/
Rewy755/
Ruwy751/
Rossway7324/
Robey679,942/
Rouby674,138/
Raboy673,427/
Rouwa672,020/
Raway67632/
Revoy67570/
Rawhy67466/
Robay67422/
Roewe67409/
Rooby67397/
Ruway67295/
Rewey67215/
Reway67213/
Rovey67197/
Rowie67128/
Rovay67120/
Ravoy6771/
Rowai6768/
Rouwe6739/
Robhy6737/
Rhoby6727/
Rhowi6721/
Roboy6717/
Robyh6715/
Ruboy6714/
Rouwé6712/
Rawey6710/
Roiwe678/
Rohwi678/
Rowei677/
Rowee677/
Rowhi675/
Rowue674/
Rovyi673/
Rowaa673/
Robuy672/
Roowa672/
Rhowe672/
Rovoy672/
Rowwe672/
Roowe672/
Rouvy672/
Rouwi672/
Rawiy671/
Roiwa671/
Roywe671/
Réway671/
Rosvy671/
Ruowa671/
Roybe671/
Rowea671/
Roybi671/
Roviy671/
Royby671/
Rawuy670/
Rowhe670/
Rojwe670/

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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 Rowy
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