Bomvu Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bomvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8391:64,5748,120
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Bomvu (32) may also be a first name.

Bomvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bomvu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bomvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 408,845th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,523,446 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bomvu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 64,574. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Free State, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Bomvu Last Name Statistics demography

Bomvu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning R 207,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bombu80192/
Bamvu8028/
Bonvu8020/
Bemvu807/
Womvu801/
Vomvu801/
Bohmvoup771/
Bombou73867/
Bombau7382/
Bombuy7311/
Bombus738/
Bombui737/
Bombut736/
Bhombu736/
Bhemvu733/
Bomwui733/
Bombeu732/
Bamvou732/
Bomwuy731/
Boumbu731/
Bamvuh731/
Boumbou67363/
Bosembu67267/
Bombaut6756/
Bombaud6751/
Botembu6742/
Bonvoux6711/
Boonvut675/
Bonvous672/
Voumvou671/
Bonmbou671/
Bonvaux671/
Bombouy671/
Bombush671/

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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 Bomvu
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