Bowney Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India951:8,074,372169,494
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bowney (21) may also be a first name.

Bowney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowney is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Bowney occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Bowney live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bowney is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename internationally, held by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 8,074,372. In India Bowney is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent are found and Telangana, where 14 percent are found. Besides India Bowney occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Bowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowney surname fell 29 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Bowney earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowne911,667/
Bownie834/
Bownee831/
Bowned831/
Bhowne831/
Bobney831/
Bownep830/
Bowinne775/
Bowniya773/
Bouwnes773/
Boubney771/
Bownett770/
Bawne73836/
Bowna7330/
Bowni7311/
Bewne732/
Buwne732/
Bownh731/
Bowné731/
Bawny731/
Bovny731/
Bowenneh711/
Boubne6726/
Babney6722/
Bovnei6719/
Bavney6712/
Baawne674/
Bhovne674/
Bovnyi674/
Vovney673/
Bawnay671/
Bownou671/
Bubney671/
Bownis671/
Bewnie671/
Bhawne671/
Bouwna671/

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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 Bowney
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