Bowlah Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Bowlah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowlah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago921:14,8261,891
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bowlah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowlah is found in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowlah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowlah is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bowlah are found; 84 percent are found in Caribbean and 84 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Bowlah is most widespread in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 14,826. In Trinidad and Tobago Bowlah is most numerous in: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 73 percent reside, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 17 percent reside and Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Trinidad and Tobago it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Bowlah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowlah has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bowlah surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowleah921/
Bowllah921/
Bowla91178/
Bowlia83191/
Bowlas8345/
Bowlay8343/
Boblah8314/
Bowlya836/
Bowlla831/
Bowlai831/
Bowlat831/
Bowlea830/
Bewlah830/
Bowilla773/
Boublah772/
Bowlais770/
Bobla73168/
Bawla73114/
Bowlo735/
Bewla735/
Buwla731/
Wowla731/
Boswella712/
Boubllah711/
Bowleich710/
Bowley677,538/
Bhawla67672/
Boblai67321/
Boblea67287/
Bawlia6785/
Bewlay6781/
Bublah6711/
Boubla6710/
Boubellah678/
Wablah676/
Bowlos674/
Bawlai673/
Bawlya672/
Bowloy671/
Bovlla671/
Bhobla671/
Boblla671/
Vablah671/
Boiwlo671/
Boblaï671/
Bawlap671/
Bauwla671/
Bowloi671/
Bowlou670/
Bowleo670/

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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
  • 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 Bowlah
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