Bourwane Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bourwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bourwane (23) may also be a first name.

Bourwane Last Name Facts

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

Bourwane is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourwane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bourwane is the 2,372,517th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourwane are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Bourwane is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 97 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borwane935/
Bourbane882/
Bourwain881/
Bhurwane881/
Burwan86110/
Borwan8612/
Bourban80822/
Burwana80569/
Borbane8031/
Burwani8016/
Barwane8012/
Burvane807/
Burwand802/
Borwand802/
Borwine802/
Borwana801/
Burzwan801/
Borwone801/
Buruane801/
Burbane801/
Bourvan801/
Bhurwan801/
Burwant800/
Borwann800/
Bourouhane782/
Bhurvane75524/
Vourbane7523/
Barwaine7512/
Bourvine754/
Bhurwana753/
Burhwana751/
Bourbain751/
Barweane751/
Butrwang751/
Bourbean750/
Burban714,596/
Barwan71269/
Buruan71253/
Bharwaney71212/
Burvan71204/
Borban7163/
Borvan7154/
Bourvanis7141/
Boruan7117/
Bourboune7110/
Borwon714/
Bourbonne714/
Borwausen711/
Borweeneh711/
Bourbon678,793/
Barwani672,121/
Borbone67426/
Bourvon67153/
Burvani67107/
Buruani67100/
Burvant6771/
Barwana6757/
Borwein6749/
Bairwan6748/
Barbane6746/
Borvang6726/
Barwany6719/
Bharwan6713/
Burhuan6712/
Burvang6711/
Barwine676/
Buruang675/
Boruana672/
Borvine672/
Butruan671/
Bhuruan671/
Borvant671/
Barwand671/
Barwhan671/
Baihirwane671/
Bahrwan671/
Barwone671/
Borbani671/
Boruanh671/
Bhurban671/
Baruane671/
Barzwan671/
Burvine670/
Burbaun670/

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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
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  • 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 Bourwane
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