Bowskin Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bowskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bowskin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Bowskin Last Name Facts

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

Bowskin is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bowskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowskin? popularity and diffusion

Bowskin is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bowskin live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Bowskin is most common in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Bowskin is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 91 percent are found.

Bowskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowskin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovskina801/
Bufskin711/
Babskin711/
Babshkin671/
Babskyn572/
Vovchkin531/

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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 Bowskin
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