Bovas Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Bovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1391:5,518,456133,501
France711:935,531107,040
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bovas (906) may also be a first name.

Bovas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bovas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bovas (Hindi: बोवास, Marathi: बोवस) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bovas.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name Bovas is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Bovas live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 269,579th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 906 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 5,518,456. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 76 percent reside, Delhi, where 6 percent reside and Karnataka, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside.

Bovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bovas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bovas surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovais9133/
Bouvas9114/
Bovase9112/
Bhovas912/
Bovaas911/
Bovass911/
Bova8914,906/
Bouvais83282/
Bhovase835/
Boutvas832/
Bovea802,336/
Bovay801,169/
Bobas80497/
Bavas80398/
Bhova80292/
Bovat80278/
Bovha80208/
Bouva80130/
Bowas8097/
Bovoa8090/
Boova8066/
Bovos8060/
Bovaz8048/
Bevas8040/
Botva8026/
Vovas8025/
Boiva8017/
Bovau8016/
Buova8010/
Bovad807/
Boyva807/
Wovas807/
Bovah805/
Bovai804/
Bovaj803/
Bovac802/
Bojva801/
Bovaa801/
Bosva801/
Bouvaist7775/
Bhovad733,116/
Bompas731,166/
Bouvat73346/
Bobash73324/
Buovac73220/
Bavase73194/
Boyvat73170/
Bavais73141/
Baveas73121/
Bonpas7384/
Bhavas7365/
Boubas7357/
Bouvay7357/
Boswas7343/
Boivad7322/
Bobase7320/
Boobas7318/
Bosvay7317/
Bhovay7316/
Bhovat7311/
Bhovau7311/
Bavash7311/
Beevas737/
Bhovha734/
Bouvea734/
Bovatt733/
Bochva733/
Vovais733/
Bevash733/
Bobass733/
Boivaz732/
Bovhad732/
Bhovai732/
Bowase732/
Bauvas732/
Bouvaa731/
Bouvah731/
Bovaid731/
Bovaih731/
Batvas731/
Basvas731/
Boisva731/
Boivat731/
Boiwas731/
Bobais731/
Bevais731/
Uovais731/
Bouvai731/
Boivah731/
Bobasz731/
Bobeas731/
Botvay731/
Bothva731/
Bovaha731/
Boutva731/
Bouwas731/
Boewas731/
Bohyva731/
Bosbas731/
Boyvea730/
Boveau730/
Bowaus730/
Boveus730/
Bavass730/
Bava6729,430/
Bowa6714,652/
Boba6712,750/
Bovo679,577/
Vova67985/
Boumpas67789/
Bauvais67521/
Boiveau67200/
Bompais67193/
Bouveau67192/
Bompays6784/
Boonpas6777/
Bavashe6764/
Beuvais6741/
Bonpays6733/
Bozsvai6722/
Bhoivad6717/
Bhavase6715/
Bouvaut6714/
Bovache679/
Bobasch676/
Boiswas674/
Bouhwas674/
Bouhbas674/
Buowais674/
Boubash673/
Bobasse672/
Boheeva672/
Boswash671/
Bouveis671/
Bhuovad671/
Bhouvad671/
Bhovhad671/
Voshvas671/
Boubass671/
Bová671/
Bowasse671/
Bouvous671/
Bouwais671/
Bouwass671/
Batvash671/
Bavahas671/
Bowashe671/
Bonphas671/
Bouvois670/
Buouash670/
Boubais670/

Bovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovas in the Marathi language
बोवसbovasa-
Bovas in the Hindi language
बोवासbovasa50
बोवसbovasa50

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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
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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 Bovas
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