Boulwa Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Boulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Boulwa (88) may also be a first name.
Boulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boulwa occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boulwa? popularity and diffusion
Boulwa is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boulwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon Boulwa is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 72 percent reside and North Region, where 28 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 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 Boulwa
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