Bawoe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bawoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bawoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawoe has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bawoe are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Bawoe is most numerous in: Bong County, where 50 percent live and Margibi County, where 50 percent live. Beside Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawohe91117/
Beawoe916/
Bawoet911/
Bawae8083/
Bawou8048/
Bowoe8020/
Bawoo801/
Bewoe801/
Bhawoo73317/
Baiboe736/
Vaiwoe736/
Bawoua735/
Bawouh732/
Bavoeh731/
Bowohe731/
Bawout731/
Bawoui731/
Bawaoa731/
Bowoer731/
Behwoe731/
Bouwoe731/
Vawoeh731/
Bayboe731/
Bawu671,451/
Bawaheh6710/
Bahaboe673/
Beawoui671/
Bawahed671/
Bhaiwoo671/
Bachwae671/

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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
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  • 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 Bawoe
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