Bowlas Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bowlas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bowlas Last Name Facts

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

Bowlas is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowlas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bowlas are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Bowlas is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 33 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found and Essex, where 15 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Bowlas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowlas has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bowlas surname rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowlais920/
Bowla91178/
Bowlia83191/
Bowlah83118/
Bowlay8343/
Boblas8318/
Bowlya836/
Bowlos834/
Bowlat831/
Bowlai831/
Bowlla831/
Bowlea830/
Bowilla773/
Bowleah771/
Bowllah771/
Bobla73168/
Bawla73114/
Bowlo735/
Bobillas712/
Boswella712/
Bowley677,538/
Bhawla67672/
Boblai67321/
Boblea67287/
Bablas67125/
Bawlia6785/
Vovlas6719/
Bublas6716/
Boblah6714/
Bavlas6711/
Boubla6710/
Bawlai673/
Bawlya672/
Boiwlo671/
Bovlla671/
Bhobla671/
Boblla671/
Bowloi671/
Boblaï671/
Boblos671/
Bawłas671/
Bawlap671/
Bauwla671/
Bowloy671/
Bowleo670/
Bowlou670/

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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 Bowlas
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