Boyow Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Boyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

Boyow Last Name Facts

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

Boyow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boyow is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Boyow are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Excluding Somalia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Micronesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyowa91149/
Boyw891/
Byow891/
Bayow801,637/
Biyow80245/
Boyov8039/
Bohow8010/
Boyaw805/
Boyob804/
Baoow802/
Boywe802/
Byoow801/
Boyof801/
Bhoyw801/
Bayowa73532/
Bojowa7382/
Boyova7346/
Biyowe7342/
Boyawe736/
Boyoub733/
Boiiow733/
Bhoywe731/
Beyowa731/
Beyowe731/
Biyoow731/
Bayowe731/
Bouw673,369/
Boyb6759/
Biow6735/
Beow6721/
Baow679/
Bayahow678/
Byof672/
Boyf672/
Boafowa671/
Byob671/
Byaw671/
Baioowt671/
Buyw671/
Boaw671/

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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 Boyow
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