Bowab Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bowab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Bowab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowab is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bowab.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bowab are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Bowab is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 22 percent reside, Alabama, where 19 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Bowab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowab last name are 27.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.77% being registered with the political party.

Bowab earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning $57,015 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwab91171/
Bawab802,990/
Bewab80360/
Bobab808/
Bowaw804/
Wowab802/
Boweb801/
Bouchwab7713/
Bowabowa779/
Bawwab7337/
Bawhab7310/
Baswab734/
Boubab734/
Baawab732/
Bouwap731/
Bowgaw731/
Bowowa731/
Bowape731/
Bhawab731/
Bawahab67808/
Bosweib6735/
Buwahab671/
Baouhab671/

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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 Bowab
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