Bawoh Surname

69,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Bawoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bawoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone7,0061:1,012189
Liberia1071:41,2013,786
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bawoh (13) may also be a first name.

Bawoh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bawoh has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawoh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bawoh is the 69,240th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,017,672 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bawoh reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bawoh is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 7,006 people, or 1 in 1,012. Not including Sierra Leone this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Bawoh Last Name Statistics demography

Bawoh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawuoh91150/
Bawohe91117/
Bauwoh913/
Bawouh912/
Bawo892,584/
Bawah806,380/
Bhawo80224/
Bawuo80137/
Baiwo80135/
Baawo8066/
Bawou8048/
Bawoj8032/
Bavoh8022/
Bahwo8015/
Bawoa8012/
Bauwo8010/
Bawos809/
Bowoh809/
Bawoi806/
Bajwo805/
Bawgo803/
Bawoy802/
Beawo802/
Baewo801/
Bawoo801/
Baywo801/
Bawha801/
Bewoh801/
Baw'o801/
Bajwah73721/
Bawhah73366/
Bhawoo73317/
Bavosh73204/
Babouh73155/
Baiwoi7322/
Bauwah7319/
Bajwha7318/
Baawah738/
Baawuo735/
Bawauh734/
Bawooa734/
Bhawah733/
Bawwah732/
Beuwoh732/
Bawout731/
Baswoy731/
Beaboh731/
Buowoh731/
Bauwoi731/
Baouha731/
Baaboh731/
Baswot731/
Baswha731/
Bowohe731/
Baihwo731/
Bawaah731/
Bawahd731/
Bajwho731/
Bawa67194,989/
Babo6717,913/
Bowo674,244/
Bahbouh673,348/
Baouhou67674/
Bewo67595/
Bavo67431/
Bahwash67200/
Bajwaha6741/
Bawuhas6711/
Baawash678/
Baawadh676/
Bhaiwah676/
Baiwoot674/
Bachwah672/
Baajwah672/
Boswoth672/
Bahwach672/
Baiswha671/
Bajwhah671/
Bahbooh671/
Bajhwah671/
Bavooth671/
Basouha671/
Bahwuah671/
Baybouh671/
Bathuoh671/
Bawathd671/
Bayuosh671/
Bhaiwoo671/
Bhajwah671/
Bajwaah671/
Bajbouh671/
Baibouh671/
Bavoush671/
Baswood670/

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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 Bawoh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis