Bowba Surname
Approximately 2,643 people bear this surname
Bowba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2,642 | 1:1,550 | 196 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bowba (1,630) may also be a first name.
Bowba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bowba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺏ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 164,185th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,757,301 people. The surname Bowba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 191,097th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,630 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2,642 people, or 1 in 1,550. In Mauritania Bowba is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowbah | 91 | 34 | / |
| Bouwba | 91 | 11 | / |
| Bowbat | 91 | 7 | / |
| Bowbatt | 83 | 35 | / |
| Bobba | 80 | 8,795 | / |
| Bowbe | 80 | 1,111 | / |
| Bewba | 80 | 828 | / |
| Bawba | 80 | 36 | / |
| Bowbi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bowby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bovba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bowbé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bowbo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bouwbatt | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bobbaa | 73 | 78 | / |
| Bovbas | 73 | 66 | / |
| Boubba | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bobbha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bobbay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bobbai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhobba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bewbah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bowboi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bowbou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Boubva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Boibba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bobbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bohwbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bobbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouvba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boobba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouwbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowbeer | 67 | 130 | / |
| Bawbaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bojbbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowbhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boubhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boubbah | 67 | 1 | / |
Bowba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bowba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺏ | bwb | 66.3 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﻪ | bwbh | 31.74 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﺎ | bwba | 1.28 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﺔ | bwbt | 0.34 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻩ | bwbah | 0.09 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﻮ | bwbw | 0.09 |
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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 Bowba
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