Bowulo Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Bowulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1251:35,2683,284
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Bowulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowulo is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowulo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Bowulo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bowulo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

Bowulo is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 35,268. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 61 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 37 percent are found and Bong County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Liberia it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwulo921/
Bobulo833/
Bowolo832/
Bewulo831/
Bovulo831/
Bowoula77420/
Boboulo771/
Bhewulo771/
Baboulo771/
Bawoulou7136/
Baboulou7123/
Boiboulo7113/
Bowgulla714/
Bouvillo712/
Bobula671,075/
Bovula67946/
Bawula67430/
Bawolo67265/
Bewula67163/
Buwolo67104/
Babulo6752/
Bowola6742/
Bubulo6729/
Bawilo675/
Bavulo674/
Bouboulou673/
Bovilo671/
Bevulo671/
Buwula671/

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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 Bowulo
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