Bonwo Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Bonwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bonwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonwo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonwo are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 195,935. In Cameroon Bonwo is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 23 percent live and West Region, where 23 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonwou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bonwood | 83 | 2 | / |
| Banwo | 80 | 1,871 | / |
| Bonwa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Bonbo | 80 | 95 | / |
| Bonvo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bonuo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bomwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonbou | 73 | 198 | / |
| Bonuot | 73 | 45 | / |
| Bonboy | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bonwas | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bonboi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bonvot | 73 | 5 | / |
| Banwoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boinuo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boonwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bonwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bonnuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bounbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonvoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonuho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonvod | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bonvoux | 67 | 11 | / |
| Boonwas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bounbou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boonwha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boonwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bonvous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boonbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonuod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwhot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonmbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bonwo
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