Bonwo Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bonwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1061:195,93520,315
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonwou912/
Bonwood832/
Banwo801,871/
Bonwa8097/
Bonbo8095/
Bonvo806/
Bonuo803/
Bomwo801/
Bonbou73198/
Bonuot7345/
Bonboy7324/
Bonwas7310/
Bonboi739/
Bonvot735/
Banwoh735/
Boinuo734/
Boonwa734/
Bonwah732/
Bonnuo731/
Boenwa731/
Banwou731/
Bounbo731/
Bonwua731/
Bonvoy731/
Bonuho731/
Bonboh731/
Bonvod730/
Bonvoux6711/
Boonwas678/
Bounbou678/
Boonwha674/
Boonwad673/
Bonvous672/
Boonbou671/
Boonuod671/
Banwhot671/
Boonwah671/
Boonhwa671/
Bonmbou671/
Banwood670/

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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 Bonwo
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