Bowic Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Bowic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bowic (6) may also be a first name.

Bowic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowic is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowic? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Bowic are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 6 people.

The last name Bowic is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa Bowic is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Not including South Africa Bowic exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowiec918/
Bowitc911/
Bowicz911/
Bowich911/
Bowitch838/
Boowich831/
Bawic80219/
Bowiz8060/
Bovic8060/
Bowaitch771/
Bowitsch771/
Bobich73492/
Bawiec73427/
Bowitz73414/
Bovich73187/
Bobicz73100/
Bovics7322/
Bowycz7319/
Bawich7314/
Baweic731/
Bouvic731/
Bawicz731/
Bovitch6723/
Bobitch6721/
Boivych676/
Boywitz672/
Boewitz672/
Boubich671/
Bouvici671/
Bahwich671/
Bouvich671/
Boyvich671/
Boswitz670/
Bouwitz670/

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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 Bowic
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