Bowsell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bowsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bowsell Last Name Facts

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

Bowsell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowsell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bowsell reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Bowsell is most prevalent in: Essex, where 71 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Other than England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Bowsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowsell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bowsell last name declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowsell Last Name Statistics demography

Bowsell earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowshell9328/
Boswsell931/
Bowsel921/
Bowschell880/
Bewsell8615/
Bawsell860/
Bowshill801/
Bawshell800/
Bawsel7733/
Bowgel776/
Bobsel771/
Wowsel770/
Bawshill671/
Bowsigli670/
Woodfsell631/
Babsel621,046/
Vowgel620/
Boubsil5719/
Bofjäll575/
Boufsil573/
Bovjelt571/
Bofchel571/

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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 Bowsell
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