Bowame Surname
1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Bowame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 120 | 1:67,948 | 8,868 |
Bowame (40) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowam | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bouswame | 86 | 0 | / |
| Boweme | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bowham | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bowome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bawame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bewame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowoume | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bouwama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buwamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bawam | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bobam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bovam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewahume | 71 | 16 | / |
| Boubamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bowhomme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawami | 67 | 40 | / |
| Babome | 67 | 34 | / |
| Babame | 67 | 28 | / |
| Buwama | 67 | 25 | / |
| Buwami | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bowoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bovama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bobami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baawam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baweme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vobame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhawam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bubame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowheimer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bowasmith | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bowame
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis