Vowels Surname

241,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vowels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vowels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3941:260,01424,550
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia691:391,24231,907
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Vowels Last Name Facts

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

Vowels is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 241,646th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,408,679 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Vowels live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Vowels is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,394 people, or 1 in 260,014. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 32 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Vowels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vowels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vowels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Vowels last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Vowels last name are 33.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vowels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $48,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vowells9288/
Voweles920/
Voels91171/
Fowels8365/
Voiels8316/
Vawels832/
Voyels831/
Vowelz831/
Vouels830/
Voelsch7794/
Fowells7739/
Boweles776/
Bowells771/
Voelz731,440/
Veals73866/
Voils73410/
Foels73234/
Weals73109/
Weyls7382/
Weils7379/
Waels7374/
Woels7338/
Veels7338/
Viels7315/
Voyls7314/
Veils7312/
Veyls737/
Veuls730/
Vouchels710/
Bowelles710/
Voyles677,512/
Voiles671,358/
Waeles67621/
Wheals67154/
Weales67116/
Wieles6784/
Weills6777/
Voules6747/
Wealls6737/
Veales6725/
Voilås6721/
Wiehls6713/
Weyels6713/
Wevels6712/
Boyels677/
Vieles676/
Veiles675/
Veyils674/
Weiles673/
Wealsh672/
Woells672/
Vovals672/
Weyles672/
Weilss671/
Vealls671/
Voulse671/
Vueles671/
Favols671/
Wiells671/
Voilst671/
Waells671/
Weeles671/
Vaiels671/
Vevels671/
Voilss671/
Bavels670/
Foells670/
Voyselles670/
Wevals670/
Bawels670/
Uevols670/
Weihls670/
Wovels670/
Vavels670/
Vealse670/
Favels670/
Bouels670/

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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 Vowels
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