Bokwa Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

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

Bokwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Poland3591:105,87416,059
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
France191:3,495,933219,029
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bokwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,656th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,273,188 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bokwa live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Bokwa is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 105,845. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Bokwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bokwa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 50.96% more than the national average, earning R 358,740 per year and in Canada they earn 45% more than the national average, earning $72,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boekwa91317/
Bokway9146/
Bokwai9143/
Boikwa9118/
Bokhwa915/
Boukwa914/
Bookwa914/
Bokwad911/
Bokwaa911/
Bokwah911/
Bokwea911/
Bockway8318/
Boukkwa839/
Boukwah831/
Bokwaya831/
Bounkwa831/
Bonkwah831/
Bokhwah831/
Bokwe807,496/
Bekwa803,226/
Bakwa801,831/
Bukwa80428/
Bogwa80300/
Bokua80284/
Bokwo80197/
Bocwa8011/
Bokwi803/
Boqwa801/
Vokwa801/
Bokwaowa7734/
Boukwaid771/
Boockway770/
Bakwai731,718/
Bhokwe7390/
Bogwat7357/
Bonkwi7343/
Bukwaś7338/
Baekwa7328/
Backwa7328/
Bakway7325/
Bukwap7315/
Bhekwa7313/
Bukwai7312/
Bekwah7312/
Bogwai7312/
Beukwa7311/
Bocway7311/
Bokuah736/
Boukwi735/
Bukwaz734/
Bukwas734/
Boekua734/
Bokwoo734/
Bokwer732/
Bhakwa732/
Bekwai732/
Bohkwi732/
Bukwad731/
Bakhwa731/
Bekway731/
Bonkwo731/
Boogwa731/
Bokwed731/
Bukwaj731/
Bukwat731/
Bukwoa731/
Buukwa731/
Buikwa731/
Bakwaï731/
Bakwea731/
Bakwoa731/
Baakwa731/
Bakwah731/
Bhukwa731/
Bokwes731/
Bokwue731/
Buckway67253/
Boonkua67148/
Backway67142/
Beckway6743/
Beukwai6711/
Bankwah676/
Bockwyt676/
Bakkwai675/
Bongkwi674/
Bongkwe673/
Boukwei672/
Bakhwai672/
Bougway671/
Bakkwad671/
Bhakwad671/
Baakwai671/
Bongwea671/
Bonkwey671/
Bakweha671/
Bahakwa671/
Hbongwa671/
Bakhwaj671/
Butkwea671/
Bogwath671/
Bokwott670/

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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 Bokwa
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