Bokawa Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Bokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 192 | 1:665,856 | 16,631 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bokawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Bokawa reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 665,856. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 51 percent reside, Fukui Prefecture, where 23 percent reside and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan Bokawa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Bokawa
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