Bowo Surname

109,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Bowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,9331:33,6263,950
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Congo141:356,3649,454
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Bowo (9,187) may also be a first name.

Bowo Last Name Facts

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

Bowo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,636th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,717,141 people. The surname Bowo is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Bowo are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bowo is also the 64,794th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 9,187 people.

The last name Bowo is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,933 people, or 1 in 33,626. In Indonesia Bowo is most prevalent in: East Java, where 28 percent are found, Central Java, where 26 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Bowo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Bowo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiwo89343/
Bhowo89103/
Bowou8922/
Bowho8921/
Bouwo8912/
Bowoh899/
Bowoy896/
Boywo895/
Bowoi895/
Buowo895/
Bowoo894/
Boïwo893/
Bowod892/
Boswo891/
Bowoa891/
Bowop891/
Bowos891/
Boîwo891/
Bowhoo8055/
Bouwou805/
Bowohe801/
Bhohwo801/
Buowoh801/
Bowood800/
Bowooy800/
Bobo7553,598/
Bowa7514,652/
Bovo759,577/
Bawo752,584/
Bewo75595/
Buwo75105/
Vowo759/
Boswood73267/
Boiwott734/
Boswoth732/
Baboo6738,027/
Bawoh677,161/
Boboy671,639/
Boboi67786/
Bowah67658/
Bobou67401/
Bouwa67339/
Bhawo67224/
Bhowa67208/
Boboo67193/
Bavoo67165/
Boubo67134/
Boobo6798/
Bovoa6790/
Boibo6773/
Vaboo6770/
Boova6766/
Baawo6766/
Boiwa6762/
Bovos6760/
Booba6753/
Bawou6748/
Bovoy6740/
Boboș6736/
Bawoj6732/
Boewa6729/
Bovoo6726/
Buwoh6724/
Bobuo6718/
Buovo6718/
Boboň6718/
Bahwo6715/
Boowa6714/
Bosvo6712/
Bawoa6712/
Bauwo6710/
Bovou6710/
Bawos679/
Buiwo679/
Bojwa677/
Boywa677/
Bowua677/
Bawoi676/
Boovo675/
Mpowo675/
Bobho674/
Bosuo673/
Bovot672/
Boyuo672/
Bawoy672/
Buuwo672/
Bovoh672/
Boswosth671/
Boweu671/
Booua671/
Bgowa671/
Bewoh671/
Bewoi671/
Vowho671/
Buwoo671/
Bohwa671/
Buwoj671/
Bovoi671/
Bewoy671/
Bhovo671/
Baewo671/
Bawoo671/
Buywo671/
Buswo671/
Bowaa671/
Bouvo671/

Bowo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bowo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮbw-

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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 Bowo
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