Bouwai Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Bouwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 229 | 1:83,808 | 3,597 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Bouwaï (10) are calculated separately.
Bouwai (24) may also be a first name.
Bouwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouwai occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Bouwaï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bouwai is the 1,017,412th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Bouwai is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bouwai reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 83,808. In Niger Bouwai is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 42 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 31 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Bouwai
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