Bowleg Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Bowleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas5221:750151
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862

Bowleg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowleg occurs more in The Bahamas more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowleg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 514,664th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bowleg live; 83 percent live in Caribbean and 83 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Bowleg is most numerous in The Bahamas, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 750. In The Bahamas it is mostly concentrated in: New Providence, where 64 percent reside, Andros, where 21 percent reside and Grand Bahama, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Bahamas it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Bowleg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowleg last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Bowleg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.95% more than the national average, earning $51,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowlegs9221/
Bowloeg929/
Bowlleg921/
Bowlegg921/
Bowleggs861/
Bowlig835/
Bowlek831/
Bewleg830/
Vowleg830/
Boblek671/
Bowlick62101/
Bawleck622/
Boswelk621/
Boblyk5013/
Boblik5010/
Bublek503/
Bawlik501/
Bablec501/
Boswellick500/

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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 Bowleg
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