Bhowa Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Bhowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 177 | 1:87,222 | 12,639 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bhowa (129) may also be a first name.
Bhowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhowa (Hindi: भोवा, Oriya: େଭାୱା) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bhowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Bhowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bhowa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bhowa is also the 818,356th most numerous first name globally, held by 129 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 87,222. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 40 percent live, Harare Province, where 31 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhowa in the Hindi language | ||
| भोवा | bhova | - |
| Bhowa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଭାୱା | ebhawa | - |
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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 Bhowa
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