Bowatte Surname

288,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Bowatte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowatte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Bowatte Last Name Facts

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

Bowatte is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowatte? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 288,238th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,475,241 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bowatte are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Bowatte is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Besides Sri Lanka Bowatte occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowate923/
Bowatt921/
Bowater862,217/
Bowatta86365/
Bhowate86273/
Boswate865/
Boiwate861/
Bovatte861/
Bowat83182/
Bouvatte8062/
Bowattha802/
Boubatte802/
Boowatee801/
Bowaster800/
Bowwater800/
Bobate772,803/
Bobatt7719/
Bowatz7716/
Bawate7714/
Bovate777/
Bowott776/
Bowata775/
Bowadt773/
Bovatt773/
Buwate772/
Bohwat771/
Bouwat771/
Bowati771/
Bowait771/
Boweaster750/
Bobhate714,455/
Bhovate712,966/
Boubatt7172/
Bovatti7157/
Bowijte7148/
Bhobate7118/
Bhawate7114/
Bawatie7112/
Boiwott714/
Bhowati714/
Boubate712/
Bosvate712/
Bobatty712/
Boibatt712/
Bowhite711/
Bawaate711/
Boivate711/
Bobathe711/
Batvate711/
Bowetti711/
Boswath710/
Bovette710/
Bushwatter710/
Bobat671,655/
Bawat67369/
Bovat67278/
Bawawete67171/
Bhobhate6723/
Bowot6713/
Bobhathe673/
Boubaitt672/
Bhavatte671/
Baboyate671/
Bouwatai671/
Bowad671/
Bhovatei671/
Bhatvate671/
Boubotte671/
Wouwateh671/
Bowaitch671/
Boubateh671/
Vowat671/
Bobiyate671/
Bavaette670/
Babootte670/
Boyuette670/

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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 Bowatte
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