Bouwaya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Bouwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bouwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouwaya is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bouwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouwaya is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouwaya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname Bouwaya is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Bouwaya is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
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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 Bouwaya
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