Bowusu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bowusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bowusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowusu is most common in Ghana. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowusu is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Bowusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Bowusu are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Bowusu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Outside of Ghana Bowusu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobusu834/
Bawusu831/
Buiwutsu711/
Babusu6740/
Wabusu679/
Baboussou676/
Buiwuitsu671/
Wawusu671/
Bawuzu671/
Bahboussou631/
Wabushu6231/
Wobushu6213/
Babushu621/
Wowuzou621/
Babuseu621/
Babouzou571/
Bubuzu5021/
Wavuzu507/
Babuzu501/

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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 Bowusu
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