Bodowa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bodowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bodowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Bodowa (15) may also be a first name.

Bodowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bodowa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Bodowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bodowa live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bodowa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Bodowa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boudowa921/
Bodoway921/
Bodouwa921/
Bodow9152/
Boodhowa8636/
Boudouwa8614/
Bodova83115/
Botowa8376/
Badowa8340/
Bodoba8318/
Bedowa8315/
Budowa8312/
Bodawa832/
Boedow831/
Boudow831/
Bojdow831/
Boodhoowa805/
Boydova7718/
Bodouva7718/
Bedoway7714/
Boudova7713/
Bodoova7710/
Bojdova778/
Badouwa775/
Boedova773/
Boudawa773/
Bodaway772/
Bodawai771/
Bodobah771/
Boduova771/
Badow73477/
Budow73222/
Bodav7396/
Bodov7394/
Bodab734/
Bodaw733/
Bodob732/
Bodof732/
Büdow731/
Bodaf731/
Boudouba7127/
Boudawaa714/
Beddouwa711/
Voudouwa711/
Bodhawad711/
Botova673,403/
Bod671,959/
Boudab671,293/
Budova67425/
Bedova67424/
Badova67359/
Badawa67179/
Bodová67170/
Vodova67147/
Bhodav67132/
Batowa67101/
Bodoff6772/
Boudouvas6768/
Badowo6766/
Boudov6719/
Budawa6715/
Boydov6711/
Boedov6710/
Badoba678/
Bodobo677/
Boudav675/
Bodawo675/
Boďova675/
Bodaph674/
Bedawa673/
Boudaf673/
Bodabh673/
Boidov672/
Bodabo672/
Boduov671/
Buddow671/
Bhodab671/
Bodaba671/
Bodasf671/
Bodava671/
Bodhav671/
Bodhaw671/
Vadowa671/
Bodauv671/
Bodhab671/
Bojdaf671/
Butowa671/
Baadow671/
Badoow671/

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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 Bodowa
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