Bownam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Bownam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bownam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bownam Last Name Facts

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

Bownam is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bownam? popularity and diffusion

Bownam is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Bownam are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Bownam is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Bownam is primarily concentrated in: California, where 31 percent reside, Washington, where 25 percent reside and Alabama, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Bownam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bownam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bownam last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bownam Last Name Statistics demography

Bownam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.18% less than the national average, earning $23,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwnam921/
Bownham920/
Bownan8352/
Buwngam773/
Bownean770/
Bownnan770/
Bauwngam714/
Bowgnang711/
Bowennan710/
Bavnam67105/
Babnam672/
Buvnam671/
Bownon670/
Boubnan62480/
Bhuvnam6287/
Bhavnam6227/
Wawngam622/
Bawngan622/
Bhawnan621/
Bowneing574/
Bahavnam571/
Bobnon501/
Babnan501/

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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 Bownam
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