Bowder Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bowder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:910,70168,500
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Wales71:442,07621,198
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Bowder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowder is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 617,057th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. Bowder is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Bowder reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 910,701. In The United States Bowder is most frequent in: Nebraska, where 16 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and Oregon, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Bowder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowder surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bowder last name is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bowder are 0.030000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowder earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.42% more than the national average, earning $70,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdier921/
Bowdeer921/
Bowde9123/
Bowddear860/
Bowdre83496/
Bowdey8360/
Bowdie839/
Bawder832/
Bowdeh832/
Bewder832/
Bowdee831/
Bowdes831/
Bovder831/
Bowdir830/
Bowdea830/
Bowdet830/
Vowder830/
Bhawder771/
Bawdear771/
Bowdesh771/
Boobder770/
Bowdire770/
Bobde732,067/
Bowdy73159/
Bawde7312/
Bowda736/
Bovde732/
Bowdi732/
Bowdetch710/
Bovdyr67232/
Bovdey6759/
Bobdey6720/
Bhobde6719/
Bowdio676/
Bowduj676/
Bovdei675/
Bobdhe674/
Baswde673/
Bavder672/
Bobhde672/
Bhovde672/
Bowddi671/
Bobdir671/
Bowdij671/
Boubde671/
Bovdir671/
Bouwdi671/
Bowdiy671/
Bowdoy671/
Bohbde671/
Vabder671/
Boifde671/
Vawder670/
Bowday670/
Bovdie670/

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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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  • 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 Bowder
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