Bowor Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bowor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowor occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowor? popularity and diffusion

Bowor is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Bowor live; 37 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: South Region, where 92 percent reside and East Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Bowor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowor last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwor9129/
Bowore9114/
Bowuor911/
Bowoer911/
Boswort833/
Bowoure831/
Bobor806,482/
Bawor801,488/
Bowar80681/
Bewor8026/
Buwor802/
Bosworht770/
Booworth770/
Boobar73146/
Bobour73107/
Bhowar7395/
Boiwar7381/
Bowart7359/
Bewoor7357/
Bevoor7353/
Bovoir7340/
Boware7336/
Boywar7325/
Boswar7319/
Baword7318/
Baboor7316/
Boboor738/
Bouwar738/
Bojwar738/
Beewor735/
Bavoor735/
Bowgar735/
Bawoor734/
Bhawor733/
Boewar732/
Bawuor732/
Bovore731/
Bohvor731/
Boibor731/
Bewour731/
Buwore731/
Bawore731/
Bowhar731/
Boobor730/
Buwort730/
Boovar730/
Boswoorth711/
Boswourth710/
Bouhwar67120/
Bhoewar67102/
Bhoware6766/
Bhoiwar6754/
Boubour6747/
Bojware6720/
Boyware6720/
Bhojwar6714/
Bhobhor6713/
Buwoire6710/
Bouward679/
Boiware677/
Bouware676/
Bovhoer673/
Bouvoir672/
Bavoore671/
Baawour671/
Bawoure671/
Bawoire671/
Booswar670/
Bouswar670/
Baworth670/
Bowhard670/
Bauword670/
Bosworthth670/

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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 Bowor
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