Boew Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Boew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Boew Last Name Facts

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

Boew is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Boew.

How Common Is The Last Name Boew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boew is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Boew live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Boew is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Boew is primarily found in: Saxony, where 91 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Boew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boew last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boewe89202/
Boews892/
Bow865,873/
Boev7512,331/
Bouw753,369/
Boef75526/
Bhow75236/
Boow75138/
Bowh759/
Baew759/
Boww751/
Bovw751/
Bowf751/
Bouwe671,341/
Boeff67427/
Bouws67282/
Boofe6722/
Beuwe6720/
Boufe6715/
Boowe674/
Boefe673/
Boeft672/
Boevë671/
Vohew671/
Baewe671/
Baesw671/
Boefs671/
Bohiw671/
Bahew670/

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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 Boew
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