Böwer Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Böwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 333 | 1:241,758 | 26,460 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Bower (46,274) are calculated separately.
Böwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Böwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Böwer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bower. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Böwer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Böwer is the 820,032nd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Böwer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 241,758. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bower | 93 | 46,274 | / |
| Böwwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bewer | 80 | 690 | / |
| Böber | 80 | 473 | / |
| Bawer | 80 | 345 | / |
| Bäwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bowier | 73 | 432 | / |
| Beuwer | 73 | 129 | / |
| Boewer | 73 | 116 | / |
| Baewer | 73 | 112 | / |
| Bewier | 73 | 38 | / |
| Bäwert | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bhower | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bhawer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bowwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bowerr | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beewer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bewear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boweir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boweer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bohwer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bowher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bhoweer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baaweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahawer | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Bower | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baehwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoewer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boweher | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Böwer
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