Bowitz Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Bowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Norway1321:38,9575,538
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Israel191:450,40234,739
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowitz? popularity and diffusion

Bowitz is the 708,658th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. Bowitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Bowitz live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 439,921. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 28 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 22 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Bowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 569 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bowitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Bowitz earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning 376,562 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.09% more than the national average, earning $56,131 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boywitz922/
Boewitz922/
Boswitz920/
Bouwitz920/
Bowiz9160/
Bochwitz8625/
Boshwitz862/
Booswitz860/
Bovitz83168/
Bowytz8324/
Bewitz832/
Bowitc831/
Bowicz831/
Bawitz830/
Bowetz830/
Buwitz830/
Boschwitz8051/
Geebowitz801/
Bowitch778/
Buboitz772/
Buswitz771/
Baswitz770/
Boviz7315/
Bowyz732/
Bewiz732/
Bowic732/
Bowez731/
Buchwitz71589/
Busswitz7141/
Bachwitz7124/
Bushwitz7117/
Bowaitch711/
Bowitsch711/
Buchweitz671,357/
Baschwitz67119/
Bobicz67100/
Bauchwitz67100/
Bavitz6747/
Bobits6743/
Bevitz6741/
Boviez6728/
Bowycz6719/
Bovetz6716/
Bubitz6710/
Bowiec678/
Bawicz671/
Bävitz671/
Buchwaitz671/
Bowich671/

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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 Bowitz
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