Boiwa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Boiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boiwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻩ) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Boiwa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 441,093. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 94 percent live, Harare Province, where 3 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Boiwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Mauritania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boiwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻮﻩ | abwh | 50 |
| ﺃﺑﻮﺍ | abwa | 50 |
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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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- 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 Boiwa
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