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
Boluwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Boluwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boluwa? popularity and diffusion
Boluwa is the 255,382nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,716,858 people. The last name Boluwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boluwa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Boluwa is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 86 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,484 people, or 1 in 49,784. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
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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