Bodwe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bodwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bodwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bodwe (38) may also be a first name.

Bodwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bodwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Bodwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bodwe reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bodwe is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.

Bodwe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and Ghana, where 9 percent are found.

Bodwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bodwe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boudwe917/
Bodwei912/
Bhodwe912/
Bodweh911/
Bodwer911/
Bodweer831/
Botwe8011,368/
Badwe801,071/
Bodue80140/
Bodve80102/
Bodwa8062/
Budwe8010/
Bedwe807/
Bodbe804/
Bodwi801/
Botwey732,156/
Badwey73931/
Bedwei73771/
Bodway73311/
Bhodve7352/
Budwey7337/
Budwee7336/
Boudbe7319/
Boodwa7314/
Badwie7311/
Boduer738/
Bedweh735/
Badwee734/
Bhadwe734/
Bodvey733/
Bedwie732/
Boutwe732/
Boduet732/
Badweh732/
Botweh732/
Bodoue731/
Buddwe731/
Botwea731/
Bedwey731/
Badwei731/
Beddwe731/
Bhotwe731/
Boudwa731/
Voudwe731/
Bodhwd731/
Bhodbe731/
Bedwej731/
Bodbey730/
Boudway6765/
Budweth6756/
Budweit6732/
Bootwes6710/
Boetweh6710/
Boodhwa679/
Boudoue676/
Badw675/
Bootwet675/
Budwech675/
Badweed673/
Budweis673/
Boudueh671/
Bohtweh671/
Bhodhve671/
Boydbey671/
Boutwey671/
Boutweh671/
Boudbeh671/
Boodway670/
Bodwich670/

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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 Bodwe
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