Bawyer Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bawyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bawyer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bawyer Last Name Facts

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

Bawyer is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bawyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Bawyer live; 67 percent live in Australasia and 67 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,748,925. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 50 percent live, New South Wales, where 25 percent live and Western Australia, where 25 percent live. Aside from Australia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Bawyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bawyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bawyer surname fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowyer8315,548/
Bewyer8335/
Babyer834/
Bawjeer774/
Bawierz771/
Boowyer771/
Boweyer770/
Bavier67798/
Bowier67432/
Babier67101/
Bovyer6753/
Bewier6738/
Bawjir675/
Bobyer674/
Vowyer672/
Vawier671/
Bowyerová671/
Bowger671/
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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 Bawyer
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