Ebowa Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

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

Ebowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ebowa (62) may also be a first name.

Ebowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﺍ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ebowa are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 62 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Apart from The DR Congo Ebowa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eboiwa913/
Ebouwa911/
Ebow89109/
Ebowowa832/
Eabowea831/
Eboba80389/
Ibowa80146/
Gebow80110/
Abowa8082/
Obowa8067/
Epowa8052/
Ebawa8013/
Ebowo804/
Ebouw802/
Ebova802/
Iebow801/
Hebow800/
Eibova73107/
Eybova7345/
Gebova7334/
Ebaswa7334/
Abowha7319/
Ebowei7318/
Ibowua7317/
Abowai7313/
Ebouba7311/
Aboway738/
Eubova737/
Obowai736/
Habowa733/
Esbawa732/
Gebouw732/
Hebova732/
Abowah731/
Aboowa731/
Ebeuwa731/
Ebohwo731/
Ebuowo731/
Oboiwa731/
Obohwa731/
Ebowou731/
Ebobah731/
Yibowa731/
Obouwa731/
Iboswa731/
Eeboow731/
Ebob67171/
Ebov6733/
Ebaw6720/
Ebab6712/
Abouwah677/
Ebav674/
Ebochwo673/
Evow672/
Abouway672/
Jbow671/
Ybow671/
Eybowei671/
Eboijba671/
Ebawass671/
Esbaway671/
Ebof671/
Ebhaswa671/
Ibow671/

Ebowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮﺍabwa50
ﺃﺑﻮabw50

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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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  • 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 Ebowa
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