Bouwah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Bouwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Bouwah (10) may also be a first name.
Bouwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouwah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺍﻩ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouwah is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Bouwah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouwah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Bouwah is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania Bouwah is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 79 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouwah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouwah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺍﻩ | bwah | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍﻩ | albwah | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Bouwah
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