Bogwa Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2971:178,25515,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bogwa Last Name Facts

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

Bogwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bogwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 893,754th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bogwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 178,255. In Tanzania Bogwa is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 75 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bogwat9157/
Bogwai9112/
Boogwa911/
Bougway831/
Bongwea831/
Hbongwa831/
Bogwath831/
Bokwa801,382/
Bogwe80336/
Bagwa80297/
Begwa80191/
Bogba80182/
Bugwa80176/
Bogwo8021/
Bogua8016/
Bocwa8011/
Boqwa801/
Bongwaah771/
Boongwai771/
Bojgua73360/
Boekwa73317/
Bagway73140/
Bagwai73118/
Bokway7346/
Bokwai7343/
Baghwa7330/
Boguat7324/
Bougua7319/
Bogvad7319/
Boikwa7318/
Begway7313/
Boguaj7312/
Boogba7311/
Bocway7311/
Bhagwa7310/
Bagwah737/
Bougba735/
Bugwas735/
Bogvaj734/
Boukwa734/
Bookwa734/
Baggwa733/
Bagwad732/
Boguas732/
Bogweh732/
Bogbai732/
Bokwad731/
Bhegwa731/
Boggua731/
Bogvat731/
Bogwet731/
Bogbaa731/
Bokwaa731/
Begwea731/
Boigua731/
Bokwah731/
Bokwea731/
Bougwo731/
Bagwea731/
Mpogwa731/
Bagqwa731/
Bocgua731/
Boogbaa6754/
Baungwa6721/
Bockway6718/
Boigbay6717/
Bougbay6712/
Bouguaa6710/
Boukkwa679/
Bogwist678/
Bahagwa678/
Boughba677/
Bouguas677/
Bongwiy675/
Bongkwi674/
Baghwai673/
Bongkwe673/
Bouguea672/
Bunghwa671/
Boughua671/
Bouguah671/
Bonqgua671/
Boguach671/
Bhaghwa671/
Bhagwah671/
Bhagway671/
Bonguay671/
Boukwah671/
Baggwai671/
Bongweh671/
Bongwui671/
Bohngwi671/
Bokwaya671/
Bogwitt671/
Boungua671/
Boungwe671/
Bounkwa671/
Boughwi671/
Bougbaa671/
Bhongwe671/
Bonkwah671/
Boihgua671/
Bhangwa671/
Bungway671/
Bogwood670/

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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 Bogwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis