Boubawa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Boubawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 39 | 1:492,103 | 12,962 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
Boubawa (39) may also be a first name.
Boubawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boubawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boubawa is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Boubawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boubawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Boubawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boubawa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Boubawa is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename internationally, borne by 39 people.
This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 492,103. In Niger Boubawa is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 28 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobawa | 92 | 1,050 | / |
| Bubawa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bobawat | 86 | 3 | / |
| Boubaba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boobawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baubawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bubaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bobawaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boubaaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boubouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Babawa | 77 | 601 | / |
| Bobowa | 77 | 130 | / |
| Bobaba | 77 | 59 | / |
| Bubaba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bobawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bobawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Babouwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bobavat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Babouba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Baybawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baibawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bajbawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boubabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Byebawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bujbawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bobgava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bobavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bompawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boubave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bubabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bubabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boubouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boubabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boubabey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babawaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Boubawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis