Bowoza Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bowoza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bowoza Last Name Facts

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

Bowoza is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowoza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowoza is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bowoza is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowoza reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Bowoza is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhowoza926/
Bovoza8399/
Buwoza8361/
Bawoza8339/
Boboza837/
Bowuza835/
Bowaza831/
Bhovoza7723/
Buwooza7716/
Bawooza7713/
Bhoboza771/
Wowosza771/
Bouwaza771/
Bovoiza771/
Bovodza771/
Bowazi67458/
Bobosa67313/
Bowasi67208/
Bobozo67204/
Baweza6781/
Bowaje6776/
Baboza6770/
Bowaze6741/
Bawaza6738/
Bawuza6731/
Bobozi6717/
Bovaza678/
Bowaso678/
Boboze677/
Bowaji674/
Bewaza674/
Bowase672/
Buwuza672/
Bawoze672/
Bowesa672/
Bowazo671/
Wowoja671/
Boboşa671/
Buwaza671/
Bovosa671/
Bavoza671/
Bhobhozha671/
Wobaza671/
Bowagi671/
Bobuza671/
Bowoji671/
Bowodziej671/
Beweza671/
Bovuza671/
Bawozi671/
Buboza671/

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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 Bowoza
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