Bowy Surname

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

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bowy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bowy (25) may also be a first name.

Bowy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowy is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Bowy are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bowy is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Ghana, where 5 percent live.

Bowy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowy last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowy Last Name Statistics demography

Bowy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowey891,528/
Boway89387/
Bouwy8920/
Bowoy896/
Bowyi895/
Bowyz892/
Bowyo891/
Bowyh891/
Bowwy891/
Boowy890/
Bowiy890/
Bowhay80850/
Bouwey80528/
Bouway80244/
Bowhey8051/
Boweye8038/
Bowytz8024/
Bowycz8019/
Bowehy802/
Boweys801/
Boyway801/
Boeway801/
Bowysz801/
Bowooy800/
Bowiey800/
Boby7517,890/
Bowe7517,435/
Bovy752,951/
Bowi75350/
Bowé756/
Bewy753/
Bowj753/
Bawy752/
Boiwaya7310/
Bouwhay731/
Bochway731/
Bowie6725,587/
Bovey672,644/
Bouvy672,053/
Boboy671,639/
Bouwe671,341/
Bovay671,169/
Bouby67898/
Baway67812/
Bouwi67753/
Bobay67669/
Bowei67648/
Baboy67550/
Boweh67400/
Bobey67364/
Bouwa67339/
Bawey67271/
Boewe67202/
Bosvy67182/
Buway67157/
Bowai67125/
Bewey6768/
Boiwa6762/
Bowea6760/
Bowiz6760/
Bowee6751/
Boyue6750/
Buboy6744/
Bovoy6740/
Booby6725/
Bowej6719/
Boovy6717/
Buowe6715/
Boowa6714/
Boybe6713/
Boiwe6710/
Bowge679/
Boybi678/
Bauwy678/
Boyva677/
Bojwa677/
Boywa677/
Bowhe676/
Beway675/
Bevoy675/
Bowoi675/
Boowe674/
Buvoy674/
Boichway674/
Bawyi673/
Bouwé673/
Bowii673/
Vowey672/
Boyui672/
Boywe672/
Bawoy672/
Baawy672/
Boevy671/
Boviy671/
Boweu671/
Bowoa671/
Boyve671/
Behwy671/
Bawyh671/
Boiby671/
Vaboy671/
Bovys671/
Bowue671/
Bahwy671/
Boiwi671/
Bobuy671/
Boswi671/
Bouwaaye671/
Bowep671/
Bowez671/
Bowih671/
Bowje671/
Boyvi671/
Boywi671/
Bewoy671/
Bhovy671/
Bouhwaya671/
Bojwe671/
Boweï671/
Bowaa671/
Boushway670/

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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 Bowy
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