Bowang Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bowang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bowang (4,839) may also be a first name.

Bowang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowang is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Bowang are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bowang is also the 98,187th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 4,839 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and Taiwan, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boowang9212/
Boswang923/
Bojwang921/
Bouwang921/
Boewang921/
Boowwang861/
Bowateng861/
Bawang83861/
Bewang83106/
Buwang8345/
Bobang8312/
Boweng8312/
Bowong8311/
Bovang834/
Büwang833/
Boswank7730/
Bouvang7722/
Bowanke7719/
Bosuang7713/
Boubang7713/
Buiwang775/
Buowong772/
Mpowang771/
Bowoung771/
Boweing771/
Bouwanke7141/
Bochuang716/
Bousuang711/
Bousvang711/
Bhawaing711/
Boowwong711/
Babang67867/
Bubong67655/
Babong67577/
Bewong67520/
Bobong67380/
Bubang67247/
Baweng67102/
Bawong6792/
Boväng6773/
Bavong6726/
Buvang6712/
Boveng6711/
Buwong677/
Bovong673/
Bovéng672/
Bowenc671/
Bowenk671/
Vuwang671/
Booshuang671/
Bevang671/
Buvong671/
Bovank670/

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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 Bowang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis