Family name 本博 (Bembo 
, 本博 
, Benbow 
) , around the globe, is quite a common last name. The cognomen 本博 is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Jersey, and Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, 本博 is the forename as well as the last name.