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

The surname Bwowe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Bwowe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwowe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Bwowe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 151,904. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Rakai District, where 56 percent live, Lwengo District, where 11 percent live and Wakiso District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda Bwowe occurs in one country. It is also common 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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