Cognomen Bow (Bow 
, 鲍 
, Боу 
) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The surname Bow is habitual in China, where it is quite a common surname, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare surname, and Myanmar. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, Myanmar, and the United States.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Bow | Myanmar, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia |
| 鲍 | China |
| Боу | Russia, Ukraine |
| باو | Morocco, Sudan |
Bee, Bo, Boech, Boga, Bough, Bowe, Bowen, Bower, Bowman, Buck, Bue, Bug, Buwen, Bòw, Bôch, Bôw, Bőw, Бов, באו, بوو, คันทะศร, คันธนู, คันศร, คันศรเศวต, คำค้อม, คำนับภา, คำนูณทรัพย์, จดน้อม, ธนูวงษ์, นบน้อม, นพน้อม, น้อม, น้อมกรานต์, น้อมคำรพ, น้อมจุ้ย, น้อมถวาย, น้อมนฤมลจิต, น้อมนอบ, น้อมนิล, น้อมผล, น้อมพลกรัง, น้อมภักดีกุล, น้อมมานิจ, น้อมรักษาวงศ์, น้อมสวัสดิ์, น้อมเดช, น้อมเศียร, บวร, บาว, บุนนาค, ศศิขัณฑ์, สุทธนู, เวน, เส็นธนู, โกทัณฑ์, โบ, โบว์, โบ้ว, ใจน้อม, バウ, ボウ, 伯恩, 鮑, 바우, Ｂow, and Ｂoｗ
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j. d. b. de bow American publisher and statistician (1820-1867), US (b. 1820) |
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| robert henry bow British photographer and civil engineer, GB (b. 1832) |
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| big bow Kiowa war chief (b. 1833) |
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| euphemia dawson bow (b. 1837) |
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frank t. bow American politician (1901-1972), US (b. 1901) |
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clara bow American actress and sex-symbol (1905-1965), US (b. 1905) |
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| richard bow Australian politician, AU (b. 1868) |
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| william bow Scottish footballer, GB (b. 1878) |
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| abel big bow Kiowa artist (b. 1878) |
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| malcolm ross bow Canadian public health officer (1887-1982), CA (b. 1887) |
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| bow kum Chinese slave girl whose murder instigated the Tong Wars in New York's Chinatown between 1909 and 1910., CN (b. 1888) |
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| warren e. bow second president of Wayne University, now Wayne State University, from 1942 to 1945 (b. 1891) |
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| cyril garner bow born 1899.06.15; architect (b. 1899) |
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| woodrow wilson big bow American painter, US (b. 1914) |
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| ian bow Australian artist, AU (b. 1914) |
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