Vowes Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vowes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Vowes Last Name Facts

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

Vowes is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Vowes are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Vowes is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 33 percent live, Lancashire, where 33 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Vowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vowes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Vowes surname grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vouwes911/
Vowess910/
Voes8947/
Vowe8946/
Bowes8020,734/
Voves80702/
Vobes8047/
Voyes8047/
Vowie8027/
Voies8014/
Wowes8010/
Fowes803/
Vowey802/
Vawes802/
Voweh801/
Voues801/
Vowis800/
Voe75936/
Bouwes73283/
Voesch73131/
Vovesz7317/
Bowies7315/
Vouwie739/
Bowesh736/
Vovets732/
Vaswes732/
Vogges732/
Bowesd732/
Boweis732/
Vaioes731/
Vobesh731/
Vouwer731/
Fhowes731/
Boweys731/
Bowess731/
Vohees731/
Boowes731/
Vooies731/
Fowies731/
Vohies730/
Bowese730/
Weis6743,949/
Veas679,161/
Boes678,831/
Vaes675,961/
Veys673,287/
Wowe671,778/
Veis671,556/
Veus671,138/
Foes67799/
Voye67663/
Vies67458/
Voje67414/
Weas67350/
Wejs67349/
Vees67315/
Voie67294/
Weys67225/
Vejs67195/
Vois67188/
Voue67165/
Weus67156/
Vobe67118/
Voys67108/
Vous67102/
Vove6795/
Vojs6728/
Vawe6726/
Vyes6725/
Voggies6710/
Vojesch679/
Vwei679/
Voohees675/
Vues675/
Wues674/
Voggess671/
Voez671/
Wowesse671/
Bowesch671/
Vgoe671/
Vwye671/
Voej671/
Vwae671/
Boweise670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vowes
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