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 surname Bowah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺍﻩ) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 500,196th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bowah live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Bowah is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name globally, held by 51 people.

The surname Bowah is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 9,840. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 44 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found and Nimba County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.

Bowah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowah last name rose 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
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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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