Bowaga Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bowaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bowaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowaga is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bowaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Bowaga live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: National Capital District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Bowaga is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowagha923/
Buwaga83146/
Bowago8334/
Bewaga8317/
Bobaga8311/
Bovaga833/
Bawaga833/
Bowagi831/
Woswaga7723/
Boubaga774/
Bowange774/
Bowonga773/
Bouwago771/
Bouwage771/
Buswaga771/
Buwagga771/
Boubagha712/
Baswagha711/
Bawaigha711/
Bosuagha711/
Bawagash711/
Babaga671,906/
Boboga67526/
Baboga67335/
Bouwaggou67239/
Waboga67163/
Bovoga67130/
Bawega67113/
Bawage6787/
Voboga6744/
Wawaga6730/
Buwagi6711/
Bawagi6711/
Bowogo675/
Bawago675/
Bovage675/
Bavoga673/
Bobagi673/
Bobago672/
Bavaga671/
Vobaga671/
Buwage671/
Bobage671/
Bouwangou671/
Vubaga671/
Bewega670/

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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 Bowaga
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