Bolowan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bolowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bolowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolowan is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolowan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bolowan is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bolowan is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Bolowan reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Bolowan is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Manus, where 83 percent reside and Madang, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolowane | 93 | 10 | / |
| Boloban | 86 | 1,528 | / |
| Bolovan | 86 | 1,463 | / |
| Bolawan | 86 | 79 | / |
| Belowan | 86 | 54 | / |
| Balowan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bolewan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Balgowan | 80 | 102 | / |
| Boolowon | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bolovane | 80 | 5 | / |
| Balowang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Baloiwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolawane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulouban | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bolobahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bollawant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bulawan | 71 | 7,962 | / |
| Baloban | 71 | 658 | / |
| Belawan | 71 | 511 | / |
| Balawan | 71 | 350 | / |
| Bolabon | 71 | 134 | / |
| Bulovan | 71 | 83 | / |
| Bolobon | 71 | 83 | / |
| Belovan | 71 | 81 | / |
| Bolaban | 71 | 51 | / |
| Bolavan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Baluwan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Belewan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Balewan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boluwon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bolawon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buluwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bolovanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boluvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boluban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulahwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balawang | 67 | 882 | / |
| Bahlawan | 67 | 829 | / |
| Beloivan | 67 | 223 | / |
| Beloyvan | 67 | 99 | / |
| Balhawan | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bhulawan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Balloban | 67 | 37 | / |
| Baliawan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ballawan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bulawang | 67 | 13 | / |
| Balawane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bolavong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balawgan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bullawan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bholavan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolavane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bulawann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boulaban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bulawean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balohban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baluwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolavant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baloivan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balouban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balawean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basluwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busluwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulluwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulawaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolavand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voșloban | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bolowan
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