Bovela Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bovela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
India191:40,371,862445,856
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bovela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bovela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Bovela occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Bovela reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Bovela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Bovela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bovela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.07% less than the national average, earning R 142,428 per year and in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boveela9212/
Bovella926/
Bhovela922/
Bovelia920/
Bowela831,891/
Bobela831,106/
Bovila83306/
Bavela83145/
Bovelo8351/
Bovala8340/
Bevela8327/
Vovela8325/
Bovele835/
Boveli831/
Bovola831/
Bovely830/
Bovilla77852/
Bompela77334/
Bavelas77186/
Bovelli77154/
Bovelet77147/
Bosuela77137/
Bovelle7789/
Bovello7778/
Boswela7768/
Boubela7736/
Bovilas7733/
Bovolla7732/
Mpovela7722/
Bouvele7718/
Bovalla7711/
Bobelia7710/
Bavella778/
Bosveli776/
Bobelea776/
Basvela773/
Boovila772/
Boveles772/
Bhovala771/
Bevella771/
Bhavela771/
Bavelaa771/
Bobiela771/
Bavelga771/
Bhobela771/
Bovelho771/
Bovelly770/
Bovelot770/
Bouvelle71489/
Boveleth71108/
Bouvelot7165/
Bavellas7159/
Bovelett7141/
Bouvelet7132/
Boubesla7117/
Boubiela718/
Bosvelis714/
Bhovilla713/
Bhoivala713/
Boubelat713/
Bouvetle711/
Bovillaa711/
Bavelais711/
Bhovalya711/
Boubelah711/
Babela675,437/
Wabela673,510/
Bobila671,974/
Bowala671,356/
Bawela67968/
Bobelo67543/
Bobele67497/
Bavila67436/
Bovalo67323/
Bowele67284/
Bovicelli67264/
Bavala67247/
Bobeli67192/
Bovolo67109/
Bobeła67106/
Bavely6771/
Bawola6771/
Bewala6767/
Baveli6762/
Bowelo6754/
Bevelo6752/
Bowola6742/
Bobyla6731/
Bavola6730/
Bábela6726/
Vavela6724/
Wobela6722/
Vovila6721/
Wavela6714/
Bavele6713/
Bevala6712/
Bobelj6710/
Vabela679/
Bovile674/
Bowely674/
Vovele674/
Boweli674/
Boibeleau673/
Bovili673/
Vobela673/
Bewela672/
Bevila672/
Bavelo672/
Boussbela671/
Bouvelles671/
Bewila671/
Bewola671/
Boubelaid671/
Uabela671/
Bovilo671/
Bootvilai671/
Bossvilla670/

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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 Bovela
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