Bovu Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Bovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5821:93,08911,378
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Vanuatu91:29,253714
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bovu (37) may also be a first name.

Bovu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bovu (Russian: Бову) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bovu is the 521,266th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. This last name is mostly found 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. Bovu is also the 1,688,769th most common first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 93,089. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 1 percent reside.

Bovu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bovu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhovu8920/
Bovau8916/
Bovou8910/
Bovuh892/
Bovus891/
Bhovud8043/
Bouvou8014/
Bhovau8011/
Boveus800/
Bobu753,999/
Bavu752,522/
Bevu75759/
Bowu7541/
Vovu754/
Bouvaut7314/
Bouvout731/
Bouvous731/
Bouvoud731/
Babou6720,450/
Bavuu671,230/
Vabou67550/
Bobou67401/
Vovou67220/
Bhobu67193/
Bobut67133/
Bavou67117/
Bavut67111/
Bobus67107/
Wabou6799/
Bhavu6783/
Bobuš6779/
Bavus6776/
Bavau6766/
Bhevu6763/
Bavuz6749/
Bobau6749/
Bawou6748/
Boiwu6733/
Wobou6727/
Bovoo6726/
Mpovu6724/
Bowou6722/
Bouvault6721/
Baavu6716/
Bobuh6711/
Vovau678/
Bowau677/
Bonpu676/
Boobu676/
Beevu675/
Botbu674/
Bavui674/
Buobu672/
Vovus672/
Bowuh672/
Bobuy671/
Buivu671/
Uovud671/
Baveu671/
Beveu671/
Bowud671/
Bobeu671/
Bobuț671/
Bobui671/
Bompu671/
Uabou671/
Wovus671/
Basvu671/
Bavud671/
Bavhu671/
Bowus671/
Boweu671/

Bovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovu in the Russian language
Бовуbovu-

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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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  • 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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