Bowson Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Bowson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Bowson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bowson.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowson is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Bowson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Bowson are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bowson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Minnesota, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 29 percent reside and England, where 29 percent reside.

Bowson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowson last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowson Last Name Statistics demography

Bowson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boowsong861/
Bobson831,719/
Bawson8321/
Bowsan8319/
Bowsen8310/
Bowsom830/
Vowson830/
Boobson772/
Bowsung771/
Bowchon770/
Babson671,541/
Bovsun67266/
Bubson6749/
Bobzon6731/
Vabson6731/
Bobsen6720/
Bawsan675/
Vawson674/
Bobsan672/
Bawzon671/
Bafson671/
Buwsan671/
Bavson670/
Bawsom670/
Bawsen670/
Bowsum670/
Bowzen670/

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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 Bowson
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