Bowu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Bowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bowu (7,678) may also be a first name.
Bowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bowu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bowu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bowu is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Bowu live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Bowu is also the 73,016th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 7,678 people.
Bowu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Bowu is most common in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiwu | 89 | 33 | / |
| Bowou | 89 | 22 | / |
| Bowau | 89 | 7 | / |
| Bowuh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bowud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bowus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bouwou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bowutt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bowhus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bobu | 75 | 3,999 | / |
| Bawu | 75 | 1,451 | / |
| Bewu | 75 | 1,028 | / |
| Bovu | 75 | 624 | / |
| Buwu | 75 | 416 | / |
| Bowhuis | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bouwhus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Babou | 67 | 20,450 | / |
| Vabou | 67 | 550 | / |
| Bobou | 67 | 401 | / |
| Bhobu | 67 | 193 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bhewu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bobau | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bawou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bubou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bhuwu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bawau | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bowoe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bhovu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bovau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bewuh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bobuh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bovou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhawu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boobu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bowoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bawui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buwau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bovuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobuț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bovus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baswu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bowu
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