Bomwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bomwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bomwe (4) may also be a first name.

Bomwe Last Name Facts

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

Bomwe occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bomwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bomwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bomwe live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bomwe is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 4 people.

The surname Bomwe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Bomwe is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 50 percent are found and Nakasongola District, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bomwie912/
Bombe8012,993/
Bamwe80443/
Bomve80154/
Bomwa8010/
Bumwe807/
Bonwe805/
Bomue801/
Bhombe733,344/
Boumbe73195/
Boombe73186/
Bombey73185/
Bombei73150/
Bombea7393/
Bamwey7362/
Bamwei7327/
Baumwe7327/
Bonwee7310/
Bombeh739/
Bonmbe736/
Bonwey735/
Bomwui733/
Boomue733/
Bonwie733/
Bombhe732/
Bonweh732/
Bonnwe731/
Bomuer731/
Bombee731/
Bounwe731/
Bomwai731/
Boomwa731/
Bomnwi731/
Bomoue731/
Bomwuy731/
Bonwei731/
Boonwej6748/
Bohmwetsch6746/
Bamwehe677/
Basimwe676/
Bhommbe676/
Bohmweisch676/
Boonwet674/
Bhombhe672/
Bomnwih671/
Boonwes671/
Boonweh671/
Boummbe671/
Boumbei671/
Boumbeh671/
Bhonmbe671/
Hbgomve671/
Boumbea671/
Bounwee670/
Bonwest670/

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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 Bomwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis