Boowe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Sweden

Boowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Boowe Last Name Facts

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

Boowe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boowe? popularity and diffusion

Boowe is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Boowe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Boowe is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Boowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boowe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boowie916/
Boowei913/
Boower911/
Boowes911/
Bowe8917,435/
Boow89138/
Bowie8025,587/
Bowey801,528/
Bouwe801,341/
Bowei80648/
Boweh80400/
Boewe80202/
Booye8090/
Bowea8060/
Boyoe8054/
Boobe8053/
Bowee8051/
Booie8023/
Bowej8019/
Buowe8015/
Boowa8014/
Boiwe8010/
Bowge809/
Bowhe806/
Boove804/
Boywe802/
Boweu801/
Booee801/
Bowue801/
Bowep801/
Bowez801/
Boweé801/
Bowje801/
Bojwe801/
Boweï801/
Booue800/
Boowy800/
Boe7516,154/
Bow755,873/
Bouwey73528/
Bohoue73219/
Bowieh73181/
Bowett73167/
Boyowa73149/
Bojowa7382/
Boover7375/
Bouwei7358/
Booyes7353/
Booyee7352/
Bowhey7351/
Boweye7338/
Boywer7331/
Bouwie7328/
Boogie7328/
Boiyoe7323/
Bouwet7320/
Boyoue739/
Boobee739/
Bhooee738/
Boswer736/
Bowesh736/
Boovey735/
Boeyoe735/
Bowiea734/
Bowwer734/
Boobey733/
Bowerr733/
Boweah733/
Bowesd732/
Bowiee732/
Boweis732/
Bowueh732/
Bowehy732/
Boobeh732/
Bouswe732/
Booies732/
Bowess731/
Bowesr731/
Boweys731/
Boojje731/
Booyea731/
Booyhe731/
Bhooye731/
Bhoywe731/
Bojoie731/
Bouwee731/
Boweeh731/
Boywei731/
Boiwei731/
Bosoue731/
Bowowa731/
Boyoye731/
Bowwie731/
Bowuer731/
Boswea730/
Bowher730/
Boweer730/
Bohwer730/
Bowetz730/
Bowhie730/
Bowiey730/
Boye6757,963/
Bove6722,806/
Bobe6716,949/
Bhoe6713,167/
Boue679,989/
Boyo676,277/
Boje675,559/
Boey674,843/
Bawe673,744/
Bouw673,369/
Booy673,272/
Bojo672,815/
Boie671,597/
Bowi67350/
Buwe67267/
Boei67267/
Bhow67236/
Boio67175/
Boee6748/
Boew6724/
Bowy6721/
Booa679/
Bowh679/
Bhoweer678/
Bowé676/
Booj673/
Bowj673/
Bossoue673/
Bosouet672/
Bootvet672/
Boswuez671/
Bowesch671/
Boowich671/
Bousoue671/
Boiwoue671/
Boyowna671/
Boizowa671/
Boujowa671/
Bouhoue671/
Bhoojee671/
D'Bower671/
Bosswet671/
Boosvet671/
Boyw671/
Boej671/
Bosweth670/
Boweher670/

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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 Boowe
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