Bofwa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Bofwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bofwa Last Name Facts

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

Bofwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bofwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Bofwa is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Bofwa reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 10 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofua80897/
Bafwa80209/
Befwa801/
Bofwe801/
Bowva800/
Bobwah733/
Mpofwa731/
Bofuoa731/
Boufua731/
Baafwa731/
Bobwai731/
Bowvat730/
Mphofwa679/
Bofwood671/
Bofuayi671/

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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 Bofwa
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