Bowaka Surname
Approximately 933 people bear this surname
Bowaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bowaka (28) may also be a first name.
Bowaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bowaka is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 381,790th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,810,875 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowaka reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bowaka is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 28 people.
The surname Bowaka is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 79,440. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouwaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowakai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bawaka | 83 | 194 | / |
| Bowako | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bowake | 83 | 13 | / |
| Buwaka | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bewaka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bowaki | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bowoka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bovaka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Boweka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bobacka | 77 | 44 | / |
| Bowaker | 77 | 9 | / |
| Buwakai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bosuaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bawacka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouweka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouwoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bujwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpowaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhbaka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Boubakha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bouwaked | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boubakaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boubakka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baveka | 67 | 510 | / |
| Bawake | 67 | 303 | / |
| Bawashkha | 67 | 239 | / |
| Bawoka | 67 | 170 | / |
| Buvaka | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bowoko | 67 | 55 | / |
| Buwaki | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bawaki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bawako | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bovake | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bawaqa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baweka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boveka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boubakaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bevaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bushwakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawashkah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bowaka
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