Bowens Surname

47,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bowens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9531:36,4174,519
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3821:29553
Ireland1851:25,4542,400
England1581:352,64625,413
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Jamaica471:61,0633,229
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Belize71:50,7822,565
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Guyana31:254,07411,262
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

Bowens (52) may also be a first name.

Bowens Last Name Facts

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

Bowens has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,331st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 666,259 people. The surname Bowens is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Bowens are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 52 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,953 people, or 1 in 36,417. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Bowens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 561 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bowens last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowens surname are 3.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bowens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning $35,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning $41,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwens923,697/
Bowenss921/
Boewens921/
Bowwens921/
Boweens921/
Bowns91995/
Boens91450/
Bouwense86210/
Boyens831,321/
Bovens831,005/
Bowins83346/
Bojens83105/
Bowans8347/
Bobens839/
Boenæs839/
Bawens837/
Boensh832/
Vowens831/
Buwens831/
Boehns830/
Bouens830/
Bouwensch804/
Bauwens7710,051/
Booyens773,530/
Boensch77463/
Boutens77330/
Boeyens7796/
Boysens777/
Boubens771/
Buuwens771/
Bahwens771/
Boevins771/
Boggens771/
Boisens771/
Beans732,567/
Beens731,911/
Beins73892/
Baens73589/
Boyns73384/
Beyns73191/
Biens73176/
Beuns73113/
Boins7372/
Bouns7352/
Buens738/
Byens734/
Boenz732/
Bawns731/
Vowns731/
Bownz730/
Booysens711,025/
Bouttens7193/
Beauwens7128/
Boussens7114/
Boehnsch711/
Boutense711/
Bevins676,140/
Bevans674,577/
Beyens672,306/
Buyens671,402/
Bayens671,136/
Bevens67824/
Bujons67173/
Bauens67126/
Bobins6731/
Beijns6727/
Beensh6719/
Beinse6714/
Bovenz6714/
Bevons6712/
Boions6711/
Bijons6710/
Beanse679/
Bobenz678/
Biensø678/
Bounse678/
Beyons675/
Bojons675/
Beenss674/
Bovins674/
Vojens673/
Bojans673/
Bubens672/
Bavens672/
Beyans672/
Bajons672/
Babens672/
Boinse671/
Boyems671/
Behans671/
Bienns671/
Biyens671/
Byensh671/
Bayons671/
Boyons671/
Beuhns670/
Bewons670/
Boyans670/
Beuens670/

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Bowens Reference & Research

Bowen DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bowen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Bowens
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