Bowau Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bowau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bowau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bowau is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Bowau are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: New Ireland, where 83 percent live and Morobe, where 17 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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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 Bowau
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