Bhovu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bhovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Bhovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhovu (Marathi: भोवु) is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhovu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bhovu reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bhovu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Bhovu is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 75 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live.

Bhovu Last Name Statistics demography

Bhovu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.03% less than the national average, earning R 37,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhovud9143/
Bhovau9111/
Bovu89624/
Bhobu80193/
Bhavu8083/
Bhevu8063/
Bovau8016/
Bovou8010/
Bovuh802/
Bovus801/
Bahavu732,854/
Bahbou73597/
Bhavhu7348/
Bhavud7329/
Bhavut7320/
Bouvou7314/
Bhoibu733/
Mphovu732/
Bhabou731/
Bhavau731/
Bhobhu731/
Boveus730/
Bobu673,999/
Bahbouh673,348/
Bavu672,522/
Bevu67759/
Baouhou67674/
Bouhbou67138/
Bahbout67114/
Bowu6741/
Bohbout6727/
Bahbous6726/
Bouvaut6714/
Bahabou679/
Bahboud676/
Bhoobhu676/
Vovu674/
Bhavaud671/
Bouvout671/
Bouvous671/
Bouvoud671/
Hbhabou671/

Bhovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhovu in the Marathi language
भोवुbhovu55.56
भोवूbhovu44.44

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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 Bhovu
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