Bowrey Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bowrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:540,95233,556
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guyana11:762,22114,420
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bowrey Last Name Facts

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

Bowrey is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowrey is the 906,170th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 36 percent of Bowrey live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 540,952. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 32 percent live, Somerset, where 18 percent live and City of Bristol, where 11 percent live. Outside of England Bowrey occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Bowrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowrey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bowrey last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Bowrey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $58,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowry911,101/
Bowre9114/
Bowree83118/
Bowrie8325/
Bowrys8316/
Bhowre838/
Bowreh835/
Bawrey833/
Bowres832/
Bowray831/
Bowrer831/
Bowrei831/
Bowrye831/
Bovrey830/
Bewrey830/
Bouvrey771/
Bhowray771/
Bowrett771/
Bowri733,376/
Bowra73707/
Bobre73265/
Bewry73215/
Wowry7378/
Bovre7375/
Bobry7355/
Bawre7350/
Bovry7340/
Bawry7316/
Wowre731/
Buwreyou711/
Bouvry671,372/
Bhawre6774/
Bawree6759/
Bhovre6749/
Bowrah6734/
Bobray6732/
Bhowra6727/
Bouwri6724/
Bobroy6717/
Babrey6714/
Bawrie6713/
Bobryi6712/
Boubry6711/
Vabrey679/
Boubre676/
Bouvre674/
Bawray673/
Bhowri673/
Bobriy672/
Bowrai672/
Bhuwre671/
Bovrys671/
Woiwre671/
Bowras671/
Bhewre671/
Bowris670/
Bovrer670/

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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 Bowrey
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