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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bonwo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bonwo is the 1,674,734th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Bonwo is primarily found 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.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 195,935. In Cameroon Bonwo is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent reside, Centre Region, where 23 percent reside and West Region, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Bonwo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 8 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.
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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