Boluwa Surname
Approximately 1,545 people bear this surname
Boluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,484 | 1:49,784 | 6,014 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Boluwa (86) may also be a first name.
Boluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boluwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boluwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 255,382nd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,716,858 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boluwa are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 86 people.
The surname Boluwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,484 people, or 1 in 49,784. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouluwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boulouwa | 86 | 34 | / |
| Baluwa | 83 | 3,859 | / |
| Boluba | 83 | 231 | / |
| Boluwe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Buluwa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Boluwo | 83 | 44 | / |
| Beluwa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Boliwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Voluwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boluwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bolouba | 77 | 96 | / |
| Bheluwa | 77 | 54 | / |
| Boluvat | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bolueva | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bolyuba | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bolauba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bolieua | 77 | 7 | / |
| Baluwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buluwaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bhuluwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baluswa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Balouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Balluwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boloway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buluwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baluwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Behluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bollueva | 71 | 28 | / |
| Boylubay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Balouwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bollouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boulouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bolyubah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boilueva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balouwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bulluwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolloway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buluba | 67 | 4,178 | / |
| Baluba | 67 | 698 | / |
| Bolowe | 67 | 170 | / |
| Vuluwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Bouhlouba | 67 | 138 | / |
| Baliwa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Boliva | 67 | 86 | / |
| Baluwe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Baluwo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Buluwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bolowo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bholubhai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baluwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baluwé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bolube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baluva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buluva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boluvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beliwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voluwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voluva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buolouwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boluve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buluwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beluwo | 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 Boluwa
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