Bowver Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Bowver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bowver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowver occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bowver.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowver? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowver is the 10,311,814th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bowver reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bowver is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 50 percent live and Michigan, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 33 percent live.

Bowver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowver last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowve910/
Bowwer834/
Bowuer831/
Bewver831/
Bowber831/
Bowvie830/
Bowbeer77130/
Bovvier771/
Bhawver771/
Bowbier770/
Bovwe7352/
Bofwe731/
Bawve731/
Bobber67388/
Bäfver6746/
Bovbyr6744/
Bäfwer6711/
Boubve678/
Babver671/
Bohwbe671/
Bovves671/
Bobwey671/
Bobwei671/
Bobwee671/

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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 Bowver
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