Bowrah Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bowrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Bowrah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowrah occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowrah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bowrah are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Bowrah is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 58 percent live, East Sussex, where 33 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and Jamaica, where 21 percent live.

Bowrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowrah has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bowrah last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowrah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bowrah earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning $57,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowra91707/
Bhowra8327/
Bowrai832/
Bawrah831/
Bowras831/
Bowray831/
Bovrash779/
Bhowray771/
Boubrah771/
Boobrah771/
Bhowraa771/
Bowroth771/
Wowra731,168/
Bobra73440/
Bawra73148/
Bewra7329/
Bovra735/
Bowro732/
Boswroth713/
Bowrey67294/
Bobrai67163/
Bhovra6759/
Bhawra6752/
Bobray6732/
Boubra677/
Bobraj673/
Bawray673/
Bawrau671/
Bahwra671/
Bowrei671/
Bouvra671/
Bovrat670/

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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 Bowrah
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