Bovu Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Bovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 582 | 1:93,089 | 11,378 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Bovu (37) may also be a first name.
Bovu Demographics
Average Bovu Salary in
South Africa
R 131,916
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bovu (Russian: Бову) occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 521,266th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bovu are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The surname Bovu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 93,089. In South Africa Bovu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 1 percent reside.
Bovu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bovu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bovu surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bovu Last Name Statistics demography
Bovu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.49% less than the national average, earning R 131,916 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhovu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Bovau | 89 | 16 | / |
| Bovou | 89 | 10 | / |
| Bovuh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bovus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhovud | 80 | 43 | / |
| Bouvou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bhovau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Boveus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bobu | 75 | 3,999 | / |
| Bavu | 75 | 2,522 | / |
| Bevu | 75 | 759 | / |
| Bowu | 75 | 41 | / |
| Vovu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bouvaut | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bouvout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouvous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouvoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babou | 67 | 20,450 | / |
| Bavuu | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Vabou | 67 | 550 | / |
| Bobou | 67 | 401 | / |
| Vovou | 67 | 220 | / |
| Bhobu | 67 | 193 | / |
| Bobut | 67 | 133 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bavut | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bobus | 67 | 107 | / |
| Wabou | 67 | 99 | / |
| Bhavu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bobuš | 67 | 79 | / |
| Bavus | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bavau | 67 | 66 | / |
| Bhevu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Bavuz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bobau | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bawou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Boiwu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wobou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bovoo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mpovu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bowou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bouvault | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baavu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bobuh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vovau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bowau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bonpu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boobu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beevu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Botbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bavui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vovus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bobuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobuț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bompu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boweu | 67 | 1 | / |
Bovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bovu in the Russian language | ||
| Бову | bovu | - |
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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
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- 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 Bovu
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