Bouva Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Bouva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Bouva (36) may also be a first name.
Bouva Demographics
Average Bouva Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bouva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouva (Marathi: बोवा) is held by more people in Suriname than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,573,888th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Bouva live; 45 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 36 people.
This surname is most widespread in Suriname, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Outside of Suriname this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 38 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Bouva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bouva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bouva Last Name Statistics demography
Bouva earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouva in the Marathi language | ||
| बोवा | bova | - |
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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 Bouva
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