Bowlam Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Bowlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Bowlam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowlam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bowlam is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowlam? popularity and diffusion
Bowlam is the 7,593,402nd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Bowlam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Bowlam reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 40 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 40 percent live and Merseyside, where 20 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Bowlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bowlam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bowlam surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowlan | 83 | 544 | / |
| Bowllan | 77 | 36 | / |
| Bowlian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowlang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouwland | 71 | 118 | / |
| Bowellan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bowlaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bowlland | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boblan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buwlom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bablam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowlon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawlan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boblian | 62 | 42 | / |
| Boblyan | 62 | 30 | / |
| Bowlion | 62 | 3 | / |
| Boblain | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bawlaan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bowlong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bovland | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bowillon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bobellan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bowllion | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bowliong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bowloing | 57 | 0 | / |
| Bablan | 50 | 13 | / |
| Boblon | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bavlan | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Bowlam
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