Petter-Bowyer Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Petter-Bowyer Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Petter & Bowyer.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petter-Bowyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Petter-Bowyer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petter-Bowyer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Petter-Bowyer occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Petter-Bowyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Petter-Bowyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Petter-Bowyer live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Petter-Bowyer is most numerous in: North West, where 70 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent are found and China, where 4 percent are found.

Petter-Bowyer Last Name Statistics demography

Petter-Bowyer earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning R 199,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potter-Bower883/
Peter-Huber752/
Petterbauer751/
Peterbere730/
Peterbauer70147/
Putter-Buur671/

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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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  • 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 Petter-Bowyer
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