Bowam Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bowam Last Name Facts

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

Bowam is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bowam reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Bowam is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 67 percent reside and Ohio, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Liberia, where 17 percent reside.

Bowam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowam last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowam Last Name Statistics demography

Bowam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowame91120/
Bowamn915/
Bowham913/
Bowan80964/
Bawam8014/
Bobam807/
Bovam801/
Buwam801/
Bewam801/
Bouswame770/
Bhowan73381/
Bowane73320/
Bowhan7365/
Baewam7343/
Bouwan737/
Bowean735/
Boywan734/
Bohwan734/
Bowgan732/
Bowoum732/
Boowan732/
Bhawam731/
Bhuwam731/
Bowann731/
Bawame731/
Bowoom731/
Baawam731/
Bowwan731/
Bowome731/
Bowuan731/
Buowan731/
Bewham730/
Bowain730/
Baouham67136/
Boswank6730/
Bouwane6721/
Bowoume6720/
Boowang6712/
Bhoowan6712/
Bhojwan674/
Bhaswam674/
Boswang673/
Bouswan673/
Bowhand672/
Bouwang671/
Bouwain671/
Boojwan671/
Boowane671/
Boywane671/
Bojwang671/
Bouwean671/
Bahawam671/

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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 Bowam
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