Bowah Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4481:9,8401,093
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Mauritania451:90,9975,761
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Norway81:642,78647,258
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bowah (51) may also be a first name.

Bowah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺍﻩ) occurs most in Liberia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowah is the 500,196th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bowah live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 9,840. In Liberia Bowah is most prevalent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 44 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Nimba County, where 9 percent live. Other than Liberia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.

Bowah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowah last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowah Last Name Statistics demography

Bowah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.58% less than the national average, earning $14,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwah9115/
Boiwah9113/
Boywah9112/
Boweah913/
Bowaih911/
Bowa8914,652/
Boswash831/
Boswath830/
Bawah806,380/
Bewah80432/
Boway80387/
Bouwa80339/
Bhowa80208/
Bowai80125/
Boiwa8062/
Bowea8060/
Boewa8029/
Bowho8021/
Boowa8014/
Bowoh809/
Bojwa807/
Boywa807/
Bowua807/
Bowau807/
Bovah805/
Bowoa801/
Bgowa801/
Bohwa801/
Bowaa801/
Bowaitch771/
Bowhay73850/
Boubah73400/
Bawhah73366/
Bouwai73249/
Bouway73244/
Bhowad73205/
Bowhoo7355/
Bowhey7351/
Vuowah7346/
Boswas7343/
Bowatz7316/
Boeuah7315/
Bochwa7313/
Beweah7311/
Bohuah7310/
Bouwaï7310/
Baawah738/
Bawauh734/
Bowiea734/
Bhojwa733/
Bhawah733/
Bowadt733/
Bawwah732/
Boewai732/
Bowatt731/
Bouuah731/
Bouvah731/
Bouwad731/
Bovaih731/
Bowohe731/
Boybah731/
Boyway731/
Bhouwa731/
Boiwas731/
Boeway731/
Boivah731/
Boiwai731/
Boyuah731/
Bohuwa731/
Bohwat731/
Bobaha731/
Buowoh731/
Bovaha731/
Bouwap731/
Bouwas731/
Bouwat731/
Bewaha731/
Bawahy731/
Bosuah731/
Bawaah731/
Bhoswa731/
Bawahd731/
Bowait731/
Boswea730/
Bewa67284,798/
Bawa67194,989/
Bova6714,906/
Boba6712,750/
Bowo674,244/
Boubaha67555/
Bahwash67200/
Bhoiwad6715/
Baawash678/
Baawadh676/
Boiswas674/
Baswaih674/
Bouhwas674/
Buowais674/
Bhoibah673/
Boswoth672/
Bahwach672/
Bachwah672/
Boijwad671/
Boishwa671/
Bouwhay671/
Behweah671/
Bouwais671/
Bouwass671/
Bawathd671/
Bochway671/
Buouash670/

Bowah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bowah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺍﻩbwah63.64
ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍﻩalbwah36.36

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bowah
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