Bowango Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bowango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Congo91:554,34412,633

Bowango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowango is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bowango click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowango? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowango is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowango are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwangou881/
Bowanga86775/
Bowongo86169/
Bobango86154/
Bawango86107/
Boubango801/
Bobangou801/
Boubangou752/
Bobongo71789/
Bobanga71544/
Babango71543/
Bawanga71240/
Bawongo7176/
Babongo7173/
Bubango7143/
Buwanga7131/
Buwongo713/
Bowonga713/
Bubongo712/
Bewanga712/
Bawengo711/
Bavongo711/
Bewongo711/
Bavengo711/
Babongou67652/
Boubanga67540/
Babaango6720/
Bobonggo676/
Bahuengo674/
Bobongoi673/
Baswanga672/
Vabongou671/
Boibongo671/
Babangou671/
Bawangad671/
Bevongoy671/

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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 Bowango
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