Bosowan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Bosowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Bosowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bosowan is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosowan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Bosowan occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Bosowan reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Bosowan is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 73 percent live and Western Highlands, where 27 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Bosowan occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boscowan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bosuwan | 86 | 596 | / |
| Basowan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bousuwan | 80 | 18 | / |
| Boojawan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bahsowan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Boosuwan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boojhawan | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bootsuwan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boojhowan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boodsawan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basawan | 71 | 194 | / |
| Busuwan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Bozovan | 71 | 57 | / |
| Bojovan | 71 | 39 | / |
| Basuwan | 71 | 21 | / |
| Basewan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bocovan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Busawan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bhoojhawan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhoosawang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bosuvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basoban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouchouwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butsuwan | 67 | 455 | / |
| Batsuwan | 67 | 116 | / |
| Basiawan | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bassawan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bosavanh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bausuwan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Boojawon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Budsuwan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Butsawan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boscawon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bashawan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boosaban | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bussuwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bussawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bashewan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borzovan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busawang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahsuwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhojawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosawein | 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 Bosowan
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