Bokowa Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Bokowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bokowa (16) may also be a first name.
Bokowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bokowa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Bokowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Bokowa live; 29 percent live in Oceania Islands and 29 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Bokowa is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 69 percent reside, Western, where 17 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 14 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 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
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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 Bokowa
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