Boweh Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Boweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 392 | 1:11,246 | 1,222 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boweh (114) may also be a first name.
Boweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boweh occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boweh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 726,304th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Boweh reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Boweh is also the 877,214th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 114 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 11,246. In Liberia Boweh is primarily concentrated in: Rivercess County, where 32 percent live, Montserrado County, where 24 percent live and Nimba County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Liberia Boweh exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 1 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 Boweh
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