Bowasi Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bowasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1391:114,0288,832
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Bowasi (426) may also be a first name.

Bowasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowasi is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowasi? popularity and diffusion

Bowasi is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Bowasi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bowasi are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bowasi is also the 416,125th most common first name in the world, borne by 426 people.

Bowasi is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 114,028. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Zambia Bowasi occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Bowasi Last Name Statistics demography

Bowasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.5% less than the national average, earning R 62,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowashi9246/
Bhowasi926/
Bowasai924/
Bohwasi921/
Bouwassi861,365/
Bowazi83458/
Buwasi8334/
Bovasi8311/
Bawasi838/
Bowaji834/
Bobasi834/
Bowase832/
Bowagi831/
Bobashi7759/
Bawashi7749/
Bovassi7742/
Bhawasi7715/
Baawasi772/
Bouwesi772/
Bawassi772/
Buhwasi771/
Bowaaji771/
Bahwasi771/
Bobassi771/
Bowasse771/
Bouwaji771/
Bowashe771/
Boybasi771/
Bahwashi71958/
Bawahasi7131/
Bhawasih716/
Bahawasi712/
Bhuwasih711/
Bawaishi711/
Bawashid711/
Bawaushi711/
Babasi67446/
Bavosi67329/
Bawasa67317/
Bevasi67259/
Bawaji67194/
Bowaje6776/
Bavasi6760/
Bobosi6743/
Bowaze6741/
Bawase6740/
Bovaji6726/
Babosi6722/
Bobase6720/
Bovase6712/
Bawagi6711/
Bawazi674/
Bobagi673/
Bowoza673/
Bovosi671/
Vabasi671/
Bewesi671/
Bawaci671/
Bowaza671/
Bahawashi671/
Bowoji671/
Bashwashi671/
Vuwasi671/
Bobazi671/
Bubasi671/
Bovesi671/
Bowese670/

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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
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  • 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 Bowasi
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