Boswai Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Boswai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
Boswai (12) may also be a first name.
Boswai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boswai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boswai is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boswai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boswai is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Boswai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Boswai reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Boswai is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 43 percent reside, Madang, where 24 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside.
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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 Boswai
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