Bowens Surname
Approximately 10,938 people bear this surname
Bowens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,953 | 1:36,417 | 4,519 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 382 | 1:295 | 53 |
| Ireland | 185 | 1:25,454 | 2,400 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 1:61,063 | 3,229 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 661 | 1:75,974 | 8,073 |
Bowens (52) may also be a first name.
Bowens Demographics
Average Male Bowens Height
175.96 cm
Average Female Bowens Height
161.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bowens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bowens is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 47,331st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 666,259 people. Bowens is mostly 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. Bowens is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 52 people.
Bowens is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,953 people, or 1 in 36,417. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 3 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.
Bowens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bowens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 devotion of those holding the Bowens last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bowens are 3.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.53% being registered to vote for the 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.
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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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