Bowies Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bowies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bowies Last Name Facts

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

Bowies is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowies? popularity and diffusion

Bowies is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Bowies live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Bowies is primarily found in: Texas, where 44 percent reside, Virginia, where 33 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bowies is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Bowies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowies has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowies Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Bowies earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowes9120,734/
Boies912,078/
Bowis91154/
Bouwes83283/
Bowise8324/
Bobies8324/
Bawies8310/
Bowiec838/
Bowesh836/
Boewes833/
Bowesd832/
Boweis832/
Booies832/
Bowess831/
Boweys831/
Bohies831/
Boyies831/
Boowes831/
Bhoies831/
Boiese830/
Bowese830/
Bowiss830/
Bovies830/
Bowice830/
Bois8016,620/
Boes808,831/
Bies805,461/
Bobijes77177/
Bowhuis7754/
Buowais774/
Bowisch772/
Bouwhis771/
Bowesch771/
Bowhice771/
Bouwais771/
Bouvies770/
Boobies770/
Boweise770/
Boyes7313,744/
Bobis7312,593/
Boice734,212/
Bovis731,782/
Bobes731,759/
Boise731,456/
Baies73608/
Boves73541/
Bewes73518/
Biess73323/
Boess73302/
Bhois73292/
Boits7382/
Bojes7382/
Boyis7371/
Bowiz7360/
Boist7349/
Biehs7349/
Byies7347/
Biesz7347/
Boesz7338/
Bijes7338/
Boesh7337/
Boiss7332/
Buies7329/
Boias7324/
Boids7321/
Bojis7321/
Bawes7319/
Bawis7317/
Böwes7315/
Voies7314/
Boish739/
Bewis736/
Biyes735/
Boues735/
Vowes735/
Bhies732/
Bieas732/
Biesh732/
Buwis732/
Boisd732/
Bhoes732/
Beies731/
Buwes731/
Bowex731/
Bowez731/
Vowis730/
Boiys730/
Bouwhuis713,744/
Bouwhais711/
Bowesová711/
Bouswais711/
Boisvest710/
Boesch675,234/
Boisse672,073/
Boggis671,175/
Bawiec67427/
Bobish67336/
Boheas67266/
Bawues67247/
Bogges67239/
Vabois67228/
Boyise67197/
Bijesh67188/
Babois67179/
Boiche67174/
Boubes67157/
Bhoiis67152/
Boitse67112/
Bhoyes67108/
Babies6773/
Bavois6771/
Bouvis6758/
Buiese6757/
Boubis6757/
Bobisz6755/
Boyice6754/
Booyes6753/
Boisch6742/
Boobis6735/
Bubois6733/
Bovais6733/
Beweis6730/
Bovice6729/
Boviez6728/
D'Bois6721/
Baioes6721/
Buives6718/
Bobois6714/
Bovest6713/
Biyese6713/
Begies6710/
Bigges678/
Bavies678/
Biesch678/
Boidts678/
Bouios677/
Bouyes677/
Bovese676/
Boiseh676/
Bovish675/
Boojis675/
Bawish675/
Bobesh674/
Bawise674/
Bouias674/
Bawesh674/
Bojues673/
Boishe673/
Baewes673/
Boyish672/
Baiesh672/
Biyesh672/
Bawais672/
Boiose672/
Bohbis672/
Bawese672/
Bouese672/
Bowich671/
Bevies671/
Buwish671/
Botvis671/
Bovees671/
Bayies671/
Bauwes671/
Bhobes671/
Bhoise671/
Bhojes671/
Bhoves671/
Boiash671/
Bobais671/
Bobiez671/
Vouwes671/
Boisht671/
Bouess671/
Vooies671/
Boisst671/
Bobyes671/
Bobeas671/
Buojis671/
Buwais671/
Buchwiese671/
Bovios671/
Bouwex671/
Bouwhuijs671/
Bouiez671/
Boujis671/
Bowysz671/
Bawess671/
Behies671/
Bawees671/
Bovise671/
Bauies670/
Bouehs670/
Vohies670/
Boyess670/
Bovesh670/
Vowess670/
Bowetz670/
Buhies670/
Biejos670/
Baswis670/
Boyese670/
Beyies670/
Boevis670/
Boveus670/
Boitts670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bowies
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis