Bowlegs Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bowlegs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowlegs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bowlegs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowlegs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowlegs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bowlegs reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most common in: Oklahoma, where 38 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found.

Bowlegs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowlegs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowlegs surname grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowlegs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowlegs last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Bowlegs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowleggs931/
Bowleg92634/
Bowlegg861/
Bowlleg861/
Bowlig775/
Bowlek771/
Vowleg770/
Bewlex6215/
Vowlex624/
Boblek621/
Bowlick57101/
Bawleck572/
Boswelk571/

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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 Bowlegs
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