Bwowe Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bwowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2571:151,90413,435
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Bwowe Last Name Facts

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

Bwowe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwowe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bwowe is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 151,904. In Uganda Bwowe is most frequent in: Rakai District, where 56 percent live, Lwengo District, where 11 percent live and Wakiso District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Bwowe Last Name Statistics demography

Bwowe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 183.58% more than the national average, earning R 673,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwoowe9126/
Bwow891/
Bwoye80831/
Bwawe8098/
Bwewe8050/
Buowe8015/
Bwoue807/
Bwuwe801/
Bwove801/
Bwoie801/
Bwooye7328/
Bwohye732/
Bwgoye731/
Bwojwa731/
Bwoyee731/
Bboowe731/
Bwoi67125/
Bwye67102/
Bwea6757/
Bwayowa6721/
Bwei6715/
Bouhawe677/
Bwie676/
Bwey673/
Bwoy671/
Bweu671/
Pwow671/
Bwaw671/
Bwoa671/
Bvow671/

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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 Bwowe
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