Bouwei Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Bouwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bouwei (20) may also be a first name.
Bouwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bouwei is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bouwei reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Bouwei is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally It is held by 20 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 436,182. In Niger Bouwei is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 41 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 25 percent live and Dosso Region, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 2 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 Bouwei
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