Bowman Forename

216,880th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this name

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

Bowman Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: An archer.

Bowman Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
6581:550,96814,085
China-4481:3,049,23247,662
Nigeria
97%
 
541:3,288,22956,114
Zimbabwe
100%
481:321,33016,770
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Papua New Guinea
100%
141:582,30843,098
Indonesia-101:25,796,367599,978
Canada
100%
91:3,681,48643,248
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Liberia
 
67%
61:735,34418,173
South Africa
100%
51:10,906,530170,325
Afghanistan
67%
 
31:10,874,50540,253
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Ghana
100%
11:26,986,21613,521
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Faroe Islands-11:49,1272,467
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019

Bowman (174,134) may also be a surname.

Bowman Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: An archer.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Bowman Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwman929/
Bowmann921/
Bowmane921/
Bobman8346/
Bhwman831/
Bewman831/
Bwmn801/
Biaoman776/
Bauwman771/
Bowmond771/
Bwmnh731/
Babman671/
Bevman671/
Bhavman624/
Babhman621/
Bahbman621/
Bubhman621/
Bhubhman571/

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