Buwo Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

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

Buwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buwo (28) may also be a first name.

Buwo Last Name Facts

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

Buwo is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buwo? popularity and diffusion

Buwo is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Buwo are found; 36 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Buwo is mostly found in: Cagayan Valley, where 63 percent reside and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 37 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buwoh8924/
Bouwo8912/
Bauwo8910/
Buiwo899/
Buuwo892/
Buswo891/
Buywo891/
Buwoj891/
Buwho891/
Buwoo891/
Bouwou805/
Bushwo804/
Buiwot804/
Bauwoh803/
Beuwoh802/
Bauwoi801/
Beuwou801/
Buwooz801/
Buchwo800/
Bowo754,244/
Buwa753,886/
Bubo75268/
Buvo754/
Vuwo751/
Buboi67566/
Bouwa67339/
Bauwa67287/
Buwah67205/
Bhuwa67147/
Boubo67134/
Bhowo67103/
Buvot6776/
Baubo6776/
Buhwa6768/
Beuwa6754/
Buboy6744/
Busswood6741/
Bubou6736/
Bowou6722/
Bowho6721/
Buyuo677/
Bowoy676/
Buuwa675/
Bowoi675/
Bauvo674/
Bubuo674/
Buywa674/
Buvoy674/
Bowoo674/
Bujwa674/
Buivo673/
Busuo672/
Bhubo671/
Buwaa671/
Vauwo671/
Buvoh671/
Buibo671/
Buvod671/
Beubo671/
Buwha671/
Bowoa671/
Buevo671/
Buiwa671/
Buwua671/
Buewa671/
Buvuo671/
Bouvo671/
Biewo671/
Buchwood670/

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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
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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 Buwo
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