Vowells Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Vowells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vowells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales161:98,0264,293
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Vowells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vowells is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Vowells reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Vowells is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is primarily found in: Indiana, where 26 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Vowells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vowells has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vowells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vowells last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Vowells earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.83% more than the national average, earning $59,905 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vowels921,653/
Fowells8639/
Bowells861/
Voweles860/
Voels83171/
Bowelles800/
Weills7777/
Fowels7765/
Wealls7737/
Voiels7716/
Woells772/
Vawels772/
Vowelz771/
Vealls771/
Voyels771/
Wiells771/
Waells771/
Foells770/
Vouels770/
Voyselles750/
Voelsch7194/
Vielles7143/
Boweles716/
Fawells710/
Voelz671,440/
Veals67866/
Voils67410/
Foels67234/
Weals67109/
Weyls6782/
Weils6779/
Waels6774/
Woels6738/
Veels6738/
Viels6715/
Voyls6714/
Favolles6712/
Veils6712/
Veyls677/
Vouchels670/
Veuls670/

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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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  • 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 Vowells
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