Bozwa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bozwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bozwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bozwa (13) may also be a first name.

Bozwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bozwa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bozwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bozwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bozwa is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bozwa reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 13 people.

The last name Bozwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodzwa911/
Bezwa80164/
Bazwa80108/
Buzwa8090/
Bozua8050/
Bocwa8011/
Bozwi804/
Bozba801/
Bozbay733,653/
Bozbağ73485/
Botswa73277/
Badzwa73104/
Bochwa7313/
Bocway7311/
Bozvay738/
Buzwah736/
Boujwa732/
Burzwa732/
Bodjwa731/
Bezhwa731/
Bouzba731/
Baazwa731/
Bazwaz731/
Bazway731/
Buzhwa731/
Bazwai731/
Bozwer731/
Bozvai731/
Buzway730/
Bozsvai6722/
Borzvay6712/
Botshwa672/
Bochway671/
Boedzua671/
Bouzwid671/
Boijwad671/
Botzwoz671/
Bozwood671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bozwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis