Bowao Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bowao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bowao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo791:63,1535,612
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
France21:33,211,361423,184

Bowao (32) may also be a first name.

Bowao Last Name Facts

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

Bowao occurs in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Bowao occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bowao are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bowao is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous given name internationally, held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 63,153. In The Congo Bowao is mostly concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 87 percent live, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 5 percent live and Likouala Department, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwao911/
Bowaod911/
Buwao8064/
Bawao8011/
Bobao807/
Bewao801/
Bowoa801/
Bahwao7328/
Bovaho7313/
Bowoua738/
Bawaou738/
Bobaou735/
Bawaoo731/
Bowuio731/
Bawaoa731/
Bovaoi731/
Boubaou67227/
Bewaayo676/
Bosuaoy671/
Bawaayo671/
Bouwoah671/
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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 Bowao
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