Bowsan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Bowsan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bowsan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowsan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bowsan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowsan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bowsan is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Bowsan live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Bowsan is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 44 percent reside, Ekiti, where 31 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Bowsan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bowsan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowsan surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowson | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bowsen | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bawsan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bobsan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buwsan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowjan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boowjan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buwsang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowchan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowzand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bobsean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowsham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boowsong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bowshein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bobson | 67 | 1,719 | / |
| Bawson | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bobsen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bawjan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bawzan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Babsan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bovjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobzan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bewsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowsom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bawsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bawcan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bowzen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vowson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bowsan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis