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

The last name Bowo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,636th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,717,141 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 64,794th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,187 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,933 people, or 1 in 33,626. In Indonesia Bowo is mostly found in: East Java, where 28 percent are found, Central Java, where 26 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common 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 Bowo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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  • 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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