Bowar Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowar Surname Definition:

A Caithness surname of local origin from Bower (pron. Boor) near Wick.

Bowar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Bowar (24) may also be a first name.

Bowar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Caithness surname of local origin from Bower (pron. Boor) near Wick.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bowar Last Name Facts

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

Bowar is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 487,389th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bowar live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bowar is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States Bowar is mostly concentrated in: South Dakota, where 23 percent live, Minnesota, where 22 percent live and Wisconsin, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Bowar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bowar surname are 12.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.05% registered with the political party.

Bowar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,245 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhowar9195/
Boiwar9181/
Bowart9159/
Boware9136/
Boywar9125/
Boswar9119/
Bojwar918/
Bouwar918/
Bowgar915/
Boewar912/
Bowhar911/
Bouhwar83120/
Bhoewar83102/
Bowaire8395/
Bhoware8366/
Bhoiwar8354/
Bojware8320/
Boyware8320/
Bhojwar8314/
Bouward839/
Boiware837/
Bouware836/
Bowhard830/
Bouswar830/
Booswar830/
Bewar806,570/
Bawar804,495/
Bobar801,715/
Bovar80519/
Buwar8093/
Bowor8035/
Vowar805/
Bossward7720/
Bosswart774/
Bouhware773/
Boswarth772/
Boshware771/
Bhoiware771/
Bousware770/
Bohwarth770/
Bhovar732,390/
Bovard732,071/
Bhawar731,505/
Boivar73502/
Bovair73261/
Baware73252/
Boobar73146/
Bovhar7393/
Boubar7354/
Bobear7329/
Bouwor7329/
Bhuwar7326/
Bhobar7323/
Bhewar7319/
Bowore7314/
Bovare7312/
Bobair739/
Bovear737/
Botvar737/
Bouvar734/
Bovgar732/
Bovart732/
Buware732/
Bovaur732/
Buward731/
Bahwar731/
Boyvar731/
Bawwar731/
Bohbar731/
Bohvar731/
Bojbar731/
Beewar731/
Bewear731/
Buhwar731/
Bawarz731/
Bawair731/
Bojuar731/
Behwar731/
Bowuor731/
Boweir730/
Boovar730/
Bouvard675,432/
Bhovare671,399/
Bouvart671,297/
Bovaird67966/
Bhaware67452/
Bhoivar67337/
Bhoibar67208/
Bojvare6778/
Bahawar6754/
Boivare6745/
Boubaar6718/
Bosweir6713/
Bhobhar6712/
Bouweir678/
Boyvare676/
Bovhare675/
Bhoybar675/
Bhuiwar674/
Boobear673/
Boswort673/
Bhojvar672/
Bhawaar672/
Bochvar672/
Bawaire672/
Boubair672/
Botvaar671/
Bouvair671/
Bovarrd671/
Bhuwaar671/
Bhuware671/
Bhovhar671/
Bahware671/
Bowoure671/
Bauwart671/
Bawhare671/
Baswear671/
Bawaare671/
Busware670/
Bovaire670/
Bouvarr670/
Bouhvar670/

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