Bowing Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

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

Bowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Böwing (695) are calculated separately.

Bowing (37) may also be a first name.

Bowing Last Name Facts

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

Bowing occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Böwing. Click here for other possible spellings of Bowing.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowing? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowing is the 1,348,199th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Bowing is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bowing reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bowing is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea Bowing is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 98 percent reside and Madang, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Bowing occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Bowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowing surname contracted 51 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowing last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bowing earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $57,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böwing94695/
Bowings9265/
Boewing9234/
Boweing921/
Boowing920/
Boswing920/
Bowingke867/
Bawing83418/
Boweng8312/
Bewing833/
Bobing833/
Buwing832/
Bowhng831/
Bowink830/
Boswink7714/
Bouweng774/
Boouing771/
Buswing771/
Buwuhing711/
Bhawaing711/
Bobeng67102/
Baweng67102/
Babing67101/
Beweng6765/
Vabing676/
Bhownk673/
Bawink672/
Bowenk671/
Bowenc671/

Search for Another Surname

Bowing 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.

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 Bowing
  • 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