Bowl Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Bowl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1861:172,8673,462
England711:784,76142,668
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
India51:153,413,076951,030
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Bowl (135) may also be a first name.

Bowl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowl occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowl is the 895,817th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. Bowl is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Bowl live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bowl is also the 797,647th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 135 people.

Bowl is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 172,867. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Paktika, where 64 percent are found, Kabul, where 10 percent are found and Paktia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Bowl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowl has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bowl last name decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bowl surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

Bowl earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.99% less than the national average, earning R 125,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowel89127/
Bowlt89101/
Bowle8973/
Bowld8952/
Bhowl893/
Bowll892/
Bowyl891/
Bowil890/
Bowell801,891/
Bouwel8033/
Bhowel8026/
Bowlet809/
Bhowle802/
Bowleh801/
Boewil801/
Boewel801/
Boswll801/
Bowill801/
Bouwlt800/
Bowiel800/
Bawl7560/
Bobl7532/
Bewl751/
Bouwell7312/
Boywell733/
Boowell732/
Boewell731/
Boewill730/
Bobel672,221/
Bobyl67217/
Bawle67114/
Bobil6753/
Buwel6752/
Bawil6727/
Bewel6723/
Bhawl675/
Bovle672/
Bochwell672/
Bauwl671/
Bawlt671/
Bobll671/
Bawlh671/
Bovhl670/
Bouywell670/
Bouswell670/

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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 Bowl
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