Bavoua Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bavoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bavoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3261:63,7098,104
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Bavoua (32) may also be a first name.

Bavoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bavoua is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bavoua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bavoua is the 830,559th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Bavoua is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bavoua live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 63,709. In Cameroon Bavoua is most common in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent reside, Centre Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bavouj83100/
Baboua8392/
Bavoui8311/
Bawoua835/
Vavoua832/
Wavoua831/
Baaboua773/
Basboua772/
Babouah772/
Babouay771/
Bawouat771/
Bahboua771/
Bgaboua771/
Baboa73138/
Bovoa7390/
Bavae7330/
Bawoa7312/
Bavao734/
Beavojui711/
Bahouhao711/
Bouvouah711/
Baibouha711/
Beavohui711/
Bawuah675,262/
Babooa67377/
Boboua67140/
Babouo6783/
Waboua6782/
Babaou6772/
Babaua6747/
Wabaou6746/
Bavuye6734/
Baboui6727/
Bavahe6719/
Vavaua6717/
Vaboua679/
Bowoua678/
Bawaou678/
Vawoua677/
Bobaou675/
Bosuai675/
Wawoua674/
Bawooa674/
Baiboa674/
Babuah673/
Baaboa672/
Babuľa672/
Bauboa672/
Bavoei672/
Bovoap672/
Bhavae672/
Babuha672/
Bavaez672/
Bavgae671/
Bawaoa671/
Basvae671/
Baavae671/
Wobaou671/
Bavuje671/
Woboua671/
Bouboa671/
Bouwae671/
Bouwao671/
Bavoeh671/
Bavoie671/
Bovoui671/
Bavuhe671/
Baboha671/
Babuța671/
Babuĺa671/
Bayuoa671/
Bavahi671/
Bawoui671/

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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 Bavoua
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