Bovah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bovah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Bovah (6) may also be a first name.
Bovah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bovah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bovah (Arabic: بوفه) occurs most in Liberia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bovah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bovah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bovah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 6 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Bovah is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bovah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bovah in the Arabic language | ||
| بوفه | bwfh | - |
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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 Bovah
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