Bowi Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bowi (270) may also be a first name.

Bowi Last Name Facts

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

Bowi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Bowi are found; 35 percent are found in Central Africa and 35 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bowi is also the 541,116th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 270 people.

The last name Bowi is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Bowi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowi surname decreased 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowi Last Name Statistics demography

Bowi 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
Bowie8925,587/
Bouwi89753/
Bowei89648/
Bowai89125/
Bowiz8960/
Bowyi895/
Bowoi895/
Bowii893/
Boiwi891/
Boswi891/
Bowih891/
Boywi891/
Bowiy890/
Bouwai80249/
Bowieh80181/
Bouwei8058/
Bouwie8028/
Boywid8023/
Boowie806/
Bowiea804/
Boowei803/
Boweis802/
Boewai802/
Boswit802/
Bowich801/
Bohwid801/
Bowaih801/
Boiwai801/
Boywei801/
Boiwei801/
Bowwie801/
Bowait801/
Bowiss800/
Bowhie800/
Bowiey800/
Bowe7517,435/
Bawi758,224/
Bobi757,985/
Bovi756,969/
Bewi751,013/
Buwi7584/
Bowy7521/
Bowé756/
Bowj753/
Boywitt7371/
Bowhuis7354/
Boswith7315/
Boshwit7313/
Buowais734/
Boswich732/
Bowisch732/
Bouwhis731/
Boowich731/
Bouwais731/
Boywidt731/
Boswitt730/
Bhovi679,977/
Bovio674,604/
Baboi673,223/
Bobai671,892/
Bovis671,782/
Bowey671,528/
Bouwe671,341/
Boboi67786/
Buwai67647/
Buboi67566/
Bobei67545/
Boevi67537/
Bovie67464/
Boweh67400/
Boway67387/
Bawai67350/
Bouwa67339/
Buobi67281/
Boubi67220/
Boewe67202/
Bahwi67139/
Bewei67123/
Boibe67104/
Bawie67103/
Bawei6786/
Bovit6783/
Boobi6778/
Boiwa6762/
Bowea6760/
Bewie6752/
Bowee6751/
Bovid6739/
Băboi6731/
Boive6728/
Boibi6726/
Bawgi6724/
Bouwy6720/
Bobih6719/
Bowej6719/
Buiwi6718/
Boiva6717/
Bhawi6716/
Beewi6715/
Bhobi6715/
Bobhi6715/
Boviz6715/
Boiue6715/
Buowe6715/
Boowa6714/
Bovei6712/
Boiwe6710/
Bouvi6710/
Bovij679/
Bowge679/
Baawi679/
Boybi678/
Bojwa677/
Bewai677/
Boywa677/
Bavoi677/
Boivi676/
Bowhe676/
Bawoi676/
Bowoy676/
Bawih675/
Buwei675/
Behwi675/
Bawui674/
Boowe674/
Hbawi674/
Bovai674/
Boovi673/
Bawij673/
Bovii673/
Bawii673/
Bawyi673/
Bouwé673/
Bowyz672/
Boyui672/
Boywe672/
Bobiș672/
Buwie671/
Bouwhais671/
Boviy671/
Boweu671/
Bowoa671/
Bauwi671/
Boiby671/
Bochwich671/
Boeui671/
Bewoi671/
Bowue671/
Bowyo671/
Bowyh671/
Bouchwit671/
Bowaitch671/
Bobui671/
Bobij671/
Bovoi671/
Bouswais671/
Bosswich671/
Bowep671/
Bowez671/
Bowje671/
Bowwy671/
Boyvi671/
Bgawi671/
Bawiś671/
Botvi671/
Bojwe671/
Bawio671/
Boweï671/
Bowaa671/
Boowy670/
Boohwith670/

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