Bowu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Bowu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowu? popularity and diffusion

Bowu is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Bowu are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 73,016th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 7,678 people.

The last name Bowu is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Bowu is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiwu8933/
Bowou8922/
Bowau897/
Bowuh892/
Bowud891/
Bowus891/
Boweu891/
Bouwou805/
Bowutt801/
Bowhus801/
Bobu753,999/
Bawu751,451/
Bewu751,028/
Bovu75624/
Buwu75416/
Bowhuis7354/
Bouwhus732/
Babou6720,450/
Vabou67550/
Bobou67401/
Bhobu67193/
Bavou67117/
Bhewu6765/
Bobau6749/
Bawou6748/
Bubou6736/
Bhuwu6727/
Bawau6725/
Bowoe6720/
Bhovu6720/
Bovau6716/
Bewuh6716/
Bobuh6711/
Bovou6710/
Bhawu679/
Boobu676/
Bowoo674/
Bawui674/
Buwau672/
Bovuh672/
Buobu672/
Bobeu671/
Bobui671/
Bobuy671/
Bobuț671/
Bawhu671/
Buwgu671/
Bovus671/
Buwuh671/
Buwus671/
Baawu671/
Baswu671/

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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 Bowu
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