Zafir Bowie
There are approximately 1 people named Zafir Bowie living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Zafir with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bowie. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Zafir
263
Alive today
Named Bowie
13K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 263
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2022
Average age: 18
Top Census group: Black or African American (48.5%)
Estimated bearers: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,123
Per 100K: 3.76
Top ancestry: Black (48.6%)
First name trend
Zafir: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Zafir. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births. The average person named Zafir today is 18 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zafir
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Zafir, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 48.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Zafir described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Zafir at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American48.5% · 113
- Asian and Pacific Islander37.3% · 87
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 18
- White3.4% · 8
- Two or more races2.1% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bowie surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bowie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 48.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bowie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bowie at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American48.6% · 5,461
- White41.6% · 4,680
- Two or more races4.9% · 548
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 392
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 94
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 64
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Zafir has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 263 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Zafir right now.
The surname Bowie appears at a rate of 3.76 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0038%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Zafir Bowie. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people with the surname Bowie
FAQ
Zafir Bowie: questions and answers
How many people are named Zafir Bowie?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Zafir Bowie. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (3.76 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Zafir Bowie?
We classify Zafir Bowie as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Zafir a male or female name?
Zafir is predominantly male. Out of 266 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Zafir profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Zafir Bowie?
Find out how common the name Zafir Bowie is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.