Bowdan Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bowdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Bowdan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowdan is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bowdan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowdan? popularity and diffusion

Bowdan is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Bowdan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bowdan reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Bowdan is mostly found in: California, where 69 percent reside, Kentucky, where 13 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Bowdan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowdan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowdan surname expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowdan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bowdan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Bowdan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdane926/
Bouwdan921/
Bowdain920/
Bowdon83294/
Bobdan8332/
Bawdan833/
Bowdoin771,129/
Bawdane7734/
Boufdan7715/
Bawdang771/
Bowdein771/
Bawdhan771/
Bowdonn771/
Bowdone770/
Bowdeam770/
Bowdoyn770/
Bawdhane7132/
Boowdoun711/
Bhawdane711/
Bawdon67371/
Bavdan6759/
Bovdam6725/
Bowdom672/
Bhawdhane672/
Bofdam671/
Bafdan671/
Vowdon671/
Bavdane621,568/
Bhavdan6239/
Babdhan6216/
Boufdam625/
Basvdan621/
Bawdoin620/
Bavdhane57721/
Bhavdane5724/
Bhavdhan573/
Bahabdan571/
Baavdane571/
Bhavdhane536/
Baavdhane531/
Bavdhaane531/
Bavdam50650/
Bafdam5030/
Vawdon5019/
Bufdam502/
Babdon500/

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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
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  • 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 Bowdan
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