Bowdrey Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bowdrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowdrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Bowdrey Last Name Facts

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

Bowdrey has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowdrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowdrey is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Bowdrey live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 15 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Bowdrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowdrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bowdrey last name increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowdrey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bowdrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.08% more than the national average, earning $68,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdry92747/
Bowdre92496/
Bowdrie8611/
Bewdrey863/
Bawdry771/
Bowdré771/
Vawdrey71382/
Bovdrych6737/
Vauwdrey671/
Vawdry622/
Bawdrip570/
Befdriya531/

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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 Bowdrey
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