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
Bowaka is most common in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bowaka is the 381,790th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,810,875 people. The surname Bowaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowaka live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bowaka is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 930 people, or 1 in 79,440. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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