Bowhen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowhen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowhen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bowhen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowhen occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowhen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowhen is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Bowhen live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Bowhen is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Bowhen is primarily concentrated in: Maryland County, where 89 percent live and Montserrado County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Bowhen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowhen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bowhen last name decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowhen Last Name Statistics demography

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

Bowhen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowen91163,119/
Bouwen83749/
Bowgen83195/
Bowien83122/
Bowein8368/
Bowene8341/
Bowenn8311/
Boween8311/
Bhowen8311/
Bowean835/
Boiwen835/
Boywen831/
Bowenc831/
Bowent831/
Bowesn831/
Bowjen831/
Bohwen831/
Bowhuisen800/
Bouwene7746/
Boswein7721/
Bouwein772/
Bouwenn771/
Bouwean771/
Bhowjen771/
Boweing771/
Boweine770/
Bohbein770/
Bouwhuisen759/
Bouwhuysen753/
Boven732,822/
Bowin73649/
Bawen7380/
Bowem7317/
Vowen736/
Wowen732/
Bawaheen71234/
Beewhean7124/
Bouwhuijsen7114/
Bowenová712/
Bouweine711/
Bouwesne711/
Bouhbein711/
Baween67503/
Bawene67201/
Bovien67104/
Boeven6787/
Bouwyn6780/
Boshuisen6769/
Bhaven6739/
Bowine6729/
Bovene6723/
Bouhuisen6718/
Boevin6717/
Bovent6716/
Bouwin6715/
Bowgin6713/
Boveng6711/
Boiven6710/
Bewean6710/
Bouven679/
Bobean678/
Booven677/
Bowjin674/
Bawean674/
Boouen674/
Boveun673/
Boowin673/
Bawien672/
Boywin672/
Boveen672/
Babhen672/
Boiwin671/
Bhevin671/
Bobein671/
Baouen671/
Whawen671/
Wowene671/
Bohvem671/
Bohvin671/
Bovend671/
Boweem671/
Boshuesen671/
Bowinn671/
Huowen671/
Bowoin670/
Bovean670/
Bowain670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bowhen
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