Bowran Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bowran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England1061:525,64232,946
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bowran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowran has its highest incidence in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bowran.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. Bowran is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Bowran reside; 50 percent reside in Australasia and 50 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Bowran is most common in Australia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 194,214. In Australia Bowran is mostly found in: Victoria, where 49 percent reside, Western Australia, where 39 percent reside and South Australia, where 6 percent reside. Not including Australia Bowran exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Bowran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowran has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bowran last name decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowran Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bowran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 608.85% more than the national average, earning R 1,684,490 per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning $38,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowrang924/
Bowrean922/
Bowrain921/
Bouwran921/
Bhowran921/
Bowron831,946/
Bobran83138/
Bowram831/
Bhowram7759/
Bouvrain7177/
Bowrosen7123/
Bouvrand718/
Babran6749/
Bobron674/
Vabran672/
Bavran671/
Bawron670/
Bouvron62390/
Vaubran622/
Babrain621/
Baubran621/
Babraun620/
Beaubran571/
Bachhwram531/
Buvron5091/
Babron5044/
Bouvreisen505/
Bavron501/

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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 Bowran
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