Bowry Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bowry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5701:97,75110,367
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia411:658,43245,385
Saint Kitts and Nevis401:1,380256
India321:23,970,793327,222
Guyana261:29,3163,211
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Bowry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowry is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 335,097th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Bowry reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Bowry is most common in England, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 97,751. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 44 percent are found, Surrey, where 9 percent are found and Berkshire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Bowry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowry has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bowry surname increased 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bowry surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowry earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.82% more than the national average, earning $64,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowrey91294/
Bowrys9116/
Bowray911/
Bhowray831/
Bowri803,376/
Bowra80707/
Bewry80215/
Bobry8055/
Bovry8040/
Bawry8016/
Bowre8014/
Bouvry731,372/
Bowree73118/
Bobray7332/
Bhowra7327/
Bowrie7325/
Bouwri7324/
Bobroy7317/
Bobryi7312/
Boubry7311/
Bhowre738/
Bowreh735/
Bawray733/
Bhowri733/
Bawrey733/
Bowres732/
Bobriy732/
Bowrai732/
Bowrei731/
Bovrys731/
Bowrer731/
Bovrey730/
Bowris730/
Bewrey730/
Bouvroy677/
Bowrett671/
Bouvrey671/
Bhowraa671/
Bouvray670/

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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 Bowry
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