Bowis Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

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

Bowis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France111:6,038,429280,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Bowis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowis occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Bowis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Bowis reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 27 percent reside, Maryland, where 25 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 21 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Bowis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowis surname expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bowis are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Bowis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning $58,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowise9124/
Bowies9115/
Boweis912/
Bowiss910/
Bowhuis8354/
Buowais834/
Bowisch832/
Bouwais831/
Bouwhis831/
Boweise830/
Bowes8020,734/
Bobis8012,593/
Bovis801,782/
Bowiz8060/
Bawis8017/
Bewis806/
Buwis802/
Vowis800/
Bouwhuis773,744/
Bouswais771/
Bouwhais771/
Bowitsch771/
Bobish73336/
Bouwes73283/
Vabois73228/
Babois73179/
Bavois7371/
Bouvis7358/
Boubis7357/
Bobisz7355/
Boobis7335/
Bovais7333/
Bubois7333/
Beweis7330/
Bobois7314/
Bawies7310/
Bowesh736/
Bovish735/
Bawish735/
Bawise734/
Boewes733/
Bowesd732/
Bohbis732/
Bawais732/
Bowysz731/
Bowitc731/
Bovios731/
Buwais731/
Bovise731/
Boowes731/
Bobais731/
Boweys731/
Botvis731/
Buwish731/
Bowess731/
Bowich731/
Bowice730/
Bovies730/
Baswis730/
Bowese730/
Boevis730/
Bouwhuijs711/
Bauvois67599/
Boshuis67402/
Bouvais67282/
Bouhuis67216/
Bobisch67152/
Vaubois6754/
Baubois6731/
Bauwise6717/
Bahwish678/
Bowitch678/
Bawitse677/
Basswis675/
Behwish673/
Boubish672/
Boswich672/
Boowich671/
Bothuis671/
Bouveis671/
Bowesch671/
Bowhice671/
Bahwais671/
Bouvois670/
Bouvies670/
Boubais670/

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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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  • 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 Bowis
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