Bowly Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Australia

Bowly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran951:808,23740,284
Australia601:449,92835,109
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Bowly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowly is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowly? popularity and diffusion

Bowly is the 1,194,481st most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Bowly are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Bowly is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 808,237. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 64 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 34 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Iran Bowly occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Bowly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowly has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bowly last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bowly surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Bowly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowley917,538/
Bowlay9143/
Bowlya916/
Bowloy911/
Bowluy910/
Bowlly910/
Bouwley831/
Bowlley830/
Bowli80337/
Bowla80178/
Bowle8073/
Bawly806/
Bowlia73191/
Bobley7365/
Bawley7319/
Bowlet739/
Bowlie733/
Bowlis733/
Bhowle732/
Bowlui732/
Bawlya732/
Bowlai731/
Bowlip731/
Vowley731/
Bowleh731/
Bowlés731/
Bowloi731/
Buwloy731/
Bowlla731/
Boobly731/
Bowlee731/
Baawly730/
Bovley730/
Bawlly730/
Buwley730/
Bowlea730/
Bowller6723/
Bowelle6717/
Bowless676/
Bawlaya673/
Bowilla673/
Bobelly673/
Boublay672/
Bawilly672/
Boiwles672/
Bowleah671/
Bobilly671/
Bhoswle671/
Bowwles671/
Bowlles671/
Bouwles671/
Baswlay671/
Bowlais670/
Bowlish670/

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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
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  • 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 Bowly
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