Vowel Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Vowel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada521:708,56956,910
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Vowel (19) may also be a first name.

Vowel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vowel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Vowel live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Vowel is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

Vowel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 31 percent are found, Texas, where 23 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Vowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vowel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vowel surname decreased 49 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vowel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vowel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Vowel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.83% less than the national average, earning $36,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vowell913,678/
Vowgel910/
Voel8941/
Vowiell8319/
Voywell830/
Voell80291/
Voyel80134/
Fowel8045/
Vojel805/
Vovel805/
Vouel805/
Wowel801/
Vawel801/
Uowel801/
Voiel800/
Vowle800/
Fowell731,599/
Voitel73307/
Voggel73170/
Voytel7326/
Voißel7324/
Voisel7319/
Vojtel7315/
Voicel735/
Wowele734/
Vovele734/
Vovell733/
Voveal732/
Voišel731/
Wowell731/
Voviel731/
Voutel731/
Vouell730/
Vohgel730/
Weil6725,407/
Viel6715,092/
Veal6713,651/
Weal672,550/
Veil671,428/
Weyl671,279/
Vael67725/
Veel67336/
Veul67185/
Whowell67138/
Veyl67130/
Voil67119/
Vosveld6767/
Foel6766/
Voul6757/
Vuel6741/
Vovelle6733/
Phowell6730/
Voissel6729/
Vejl6717/
Voytell6713/
Voihsel6713/
Voyl677/
Weul673/
Voyelle672/
Boowell672/
Voitell672/
Voisell671/
Voielle671/
Woowell671/
Vojl671/
Wejl671/
Vyel671/

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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 Vowel
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