Throughout the world, Bowen (Bowen 
, 보언 
, בואן 
, and others...) is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Bowen is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Hong Kong, where it is a rare male name, and Australia, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, China, and Taiwan. More prevalently, Bowen is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Bowen | United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States, China |
| 보언 | South Korea |
| בואן | Israel |
| Бауэн | Kyrgyzstan |
Bowen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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rees bowen American politician (1809-1879), US (b. 1809) |
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sayles jenks bowen American mayor, US (b. 1813) |
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| nicholls cole bowen (1773-1837) (b. 1773) |
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shepard p. bowen American politician and businessman, US (b. 1824) |
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sir george bevan bowen Welsh Conservative landowner and county officer in Pembrokeshire (b. 1858) |
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| b. b. bowen (b. 1819) |
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| emmer bowen Recipient of the Medal of Honor, US (b. 1830) |
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| croasdaile bowen New Zealand reverend, NZ (b. 1831) |
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| brown bowen (b. 1849) |
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| eynon george rice bowen (1863-1916) (b. 1863) |
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humphry bowen Chemist, botanist, lichenologist (1929-2001), GB (b. 1929) |
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| rowland griffiths bowen (1879-1965) naval commander (b. 1879) |
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| willis reese bowen (b. 1875) |
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| sir edward crowther bowen, 2nd bt. (1885-1937) (b. 1885) |
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ray m. bowen American academic (b. 1936) |
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