Boswarva Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Norway

Boswarva Surname Definition:

From Boswarva in Madron; from bos-wavas, the winterly dwelling; from guav, gwaf, winter.

Boswarva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Australia281:964,13257,058
England141:3,979,861125,553
Norway61:857,04855,549
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Boswarva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Boswarva in Madron; from bos-wavas, the winterly dwelling; from guav, gwaf, winter.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Boswarva Last Name Facts

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

Boswarva occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boswarva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Boswarva occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Boswarva live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Boswarva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boswarva has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Boswarva surname declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boswarva Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Boswarva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning 375,363 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 106.6% more than the national average, earning R 490,956 per year.

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