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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bowhen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Bowhen are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

Bowhen is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Maryland County, where 89 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Bowhen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowhen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bowhen last name fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowhen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Bowhen
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