Bowale Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bowale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bowale (475) may also be a first name.

Bowale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowale occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowale is the 467,776th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name Bowale is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bowale reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 390,402nd most common first name on earth, borne by 475 people.

Bowale is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 168,675. Besides The DR Congo Bowale is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Bowale Last Name Statistics demography

Bowale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.7% less than the national average, earning R 110,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowalle929/
Bouwale923/
Bowaile922/
Bowalee921/
Bowaler920/
Bowales920/
Bowal91271/
Bouwalet862/
Bhowalee861/
Bowhalle861/
Bhowal835,602/
Bowala831,356/
Bawale831,228/
Bobale83619/
Bowali83430/
Bowele83284/
Bowall8353/
Bovale8351/
Bowole8343/
Boswal8332/
Bouwal8311/
Buwale8311/
Bewale833/
Bowgal832/
Boiwal831/
Bowaly831/
Bowhal830/
Bouwalerh802/
Bowhall77246/
Boubale77126/
Bhawale77121/
Bhobale77109/
Bhovale7765/
Bawalle7752/
Bawaele7747/
Bowhile7724/
Bhojwal7719/
Bowelle7717/
Bouhwal7711/
Bobhale7710/
Bhouwal7710/
Boywala779/
Bowolee778/
Bovalet777/
Bawalie776/
Bawaley775/
Bouwali773/
Bhuwale773/
Bhoowal773/
Bobeale772/
Bovhale772/
Bhowali772/
Bojwala772/
Buwalea771/
Bawalge771/
Bhowala771/
Bobalee771/
Mpowale771/
Boiwali771/
Buwalez771/
Bouwala771/
Bowoole771/
Bhowwal771/
Bawalee771/
Bovalle770/
Bobal731,432/
Bawal73619/
Boval73319/
Bowol733/
Bohwalli7130/
Bhoiwala7115/
Bovaller7113/
Boywalla717/
Bouvalet714/
Bachwale713/
Bhobhale712/
Bhojwala712/
Bochwald712/
Boubaley712/
Bouhbale712/
Bauwalet712/
Bousvale711/
Bawaleer711/
Bhawalhe711/
Bhoivale711/
Bowollie711/
Bouballe711/
Boszwald711/
Bhaswale711/
Bawalesh711/
Bouwalla710/
Buswaler710/
Babale6720,199/
Bhawal679,253/
Bawali673,525/
Bawole673,044/
Bawala672,345/
Vabale671,195/
Bavale67514/
Bhoval67510/
Bahwal67431/
Bawele67430/
Buwala67409/
Boubal67374/
Bobole67329/
Babole67237/
Bubale67221/
Bobali67177/
Bevale67116/
Vobole6778/
Bhobal6765/
Bovali6755/
Bubole6753/
Bosval6746/
Bowola6742/
Bovala6740/
Bawaly6737/
Bobalj6729/
Bavile6729/
Vabole6727/
Buwali6724/
Booval6716/
Vovale6713/
Bavele6713/
Bouval6712/
Bobeal6711/
Bewali677/
Bovall677/
Bobhal676/
Vawale676/
Bovele675/
Baswaileh675/
Bovile674/
Bawile674/
Bowely674/
Boweli674/
Bowoli673/
Buwole673/
Bohval673/
Boball672/
Bawall672/
Buvale672/
Bobail672/
Boobal672/
Bewele672/
Bovaly671/
Bovgal671/
Vubale671/
Vhowal671/
Boubaille671/
Vobale671/
Vowali671/
Boswol671/
Bowała671/
Bewole671/
Bhowol671/
Bawgal671/
Bovahl671/
Boweil671/
Bhochhwal671/
Bawwal671/
Bovhal671/
Boveal670/
Bouchwald670/

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Footnotes

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