Ba Surname

387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Ba Surname Definition:

Ba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: prefix to show respect.

Ba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal676,1361:223
China188,0291:7,272201
Vietnam161,0331:57559
Mauritania113,0891:361
India40,8561:18,7751,461
Mali35,1071:48374
Indonesia18,4201:7,180935
Guatemala14,3431:1,121196
Burkina Faso8,1651:2,248314
France8,0181:8,284717
Myanmar7,4361:6,985243
Iran6,1201:12,5461,680
Morocco5,7591:5,986706
Egypt4,6681:19,6952,278
Ivory Coast3,9931:5,778535
Pakistan2,9971:59,6082,283
Taiwan2,9951:7,828160
United States2,1291:170,24817,203
Spain2,1281:21,9702,382
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Togo1,1551:6,2751,305
Cameroon1,0861:19,1242,618
Gabon1,0101:1,870317
Malaysia9201:32,0592,719
Nigeria9081:195,09111,753
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Guinea7001:16,905418
Benin5811:17,7892,399
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Papua New Guinea5761:14,1561,354
Afghanistan5561:57,8291,896
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Canada5411:68,1067,844
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Cambodia4901:31,6061,550
Japan4721:270,85710,570
Israel3991:21,4483,190
Belgium3611:31,8475,152
Brazil3581:597,97322,314
Thailand3281:215,36136,083
England3061:182,08516,371
United Arab Emirates2961:30,9543,362
Italy2831:216,10130,444
Oman2741:13,4601,525
Congo2391:20,8752,392
Mexico2351:528,1979,272
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Hungary1941:50,5995,397
Niger1771:108,4294,354
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Belize1151:3,091628
Tunisia891:6,8611,141
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Honduras371:238,2822,434
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Syria261:742,3476,033
Yemen261:1,016,35711,550
Gambia251:76,938264
Guinea-Bissau251:69,12186
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Finland181:305,37222,464
Palestine181:252,71410,113
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Norway171:302,48730,120
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Albania131:224,15814,039
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Wales121:257,87814,969
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Libya91:693,7751,982
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Northern Cyprus61:53,1688,711
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: (17,978), (1,909), (836), (15) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ba (495,025) may also be a first name.

Ba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: prefix to show respect.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎ, Hindi: बा, Oriya: ବା, Tibetan: བྷ།) is found most in Senegal. It can also occur as: , , , or . For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ba? popularity and diffusion

Ba is the 387th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Ba are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ba is also the 2,040th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 495,025 people.

Ba is the most prevalent surname in one country:Mauritania, where 9 percent are found. Ba is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is held by 676,136 people, or 1 in 22. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 17 percent are found, Saint Louis Region, where 13 percent are found and Tambacounda Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Senegal this last name occurs in 156 countries. It is also common in China, where 14 percent are found and Vietnam, where 12 percent are found.

Ba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ba last name grew 7,885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ba last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Muslim (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ba last name are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Ba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.62% less than the national average, earning €5,819 per year; in Norway they earn 38.23% less than the national average, earning 213,788 kr per year; in Peru they earn 160.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,458 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.75% less than the national average, earning R 40,992 per year; in Vietnam they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning 80,741,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $39,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.63% less than the national average, earning $38,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8317,978/
831,909/
83836/
8315/
831/
Bai809,907,044/
Bah801,085,979/
Baz80152,437/
Bha8097,330/
Bay8072,985/
Boa8044,552/
Bau8042,782/
Bas8034,453/
Bat8022,759/
Baa8020,345/
Bea8014,743/
Baj8014,054/
Bad8010,657/
Bağ8010,553/
Bap802,008/
Baç80899/
Baß80542/
Hba80469/
Baï80430/
Bga8054/
Baî8052/
Bač8041/
Búa8019/
Bôa8017/
Béa8015/
Baţ804/
Baÿ803/
Bać803/
Baí801/
Ğba801/
Bïa801/
Baà801/
Baû801/
Baș801/
Baț801/
Bhat67255,594/
Bach67151,149/
Bhai67140,973/
Bass67109,905/
Badh6784,431/
Baya6766,382/
Baah6763,502/
Baha6745,962/
Bahu6733,481/
Baia6725,649/
Bais6724,319/
Bait6720,829/
Batt6720,567/
Bash6718,743/
Baja6718,271/
Baid6715,678/
Baaz6715,295/
Baas6714,649/
Badt6711,764/
Bast6711,582/
Boğa6711,107/
Bays6710,741/
Baud6710,408/
Beas6710,233/
Baus677,812/
Bahy677,023/
Baay676,578/
Bhad676,392/
Baai676,072/
Baiz675,465/
Bats674,149/
Bhau674,088/
Baad673,790/
Buğa672,664/
Bhaj672,611/
Baux672,406/
Baaj672,208/
Baut672,148/
Bead672,030/
Bhaa671,836/
Beat671,656/
Baih671,593/
Baği671,482/
Bauy671,443/
Bhay671,029/
Bazz67854/
Beaz67817/
Baat67802/
Baup67540/
Baić67480/
Bayj67461/
Baij67427/
Bauz67379/
Bayt67378/
Bauß67341/
Bhas67265/
Baiy67264/
Bapp67256/
Bads67228/
Ba'a67225/
Bhoa67201/
Bahh67182/
Badz67166/
Beța67150/
Bauć67144/
Badd67142/
Boța67128/
Bayz67106/
Biea67105/
Bayh67104/
Baaß6793/
Bhah6791/
Bajj6789/
Bahč6784/
Beap6782/
Báňa6768/
Bayd6767/
Bóha6762/
Baap6760/
Beea6757/
Buňa6752/
Bașa6749/
Baip6746/
Bođa6743/
Buđa6741/
Bauh6738/
Beľa6737/
Båga6734/
Hbas6732/
Bioa6728/
Basd6728/
Bajh6726/
Bhea6722/
Béga6718/
Bahß6716/
Ba'e6714/
Hbay6712/
Baës6711/
Baïz6711/
Hbat6711/
Bahí6710/
Bauu679/
Booa679/
Bgai679/
Be'a679/
Bhaz678/
Bo'a678/
Bahj678/
Hbaz678/
Hbaa678/
Babp677/
Bauş677/
Bhga676/
Boňa676/
Béňa676/
Bahï676/
Baľa676/
Bbah675/
Baït675/
Baïs675/
Hbau675/
Béha675/
Buța675/
Baič675/
Basp674/
Beae674/
Hbai674/
Buoa674/
Baaa674/
Baiț674/
Baïa674/
Bășa674/
Bgah674/
Bazt674/
Bhap673/
Bgaa673/
Baíz673/
Bůha673/
Bu'a673/
Bgay672/
Baís672/
Bóňa672/
Beșa672/
Badp672/
Hbad671/
Bazs671/
Bađa671/
B'At671/
Badï671/
Bäha671/
Bazï671/
Baáš671/
Baët671/
Bayś671/
Baaš671/
B'Ga671/
Bahş671/
Bahp671/
Bgau671/
Bazp671/
Byoa671/
Hbap671/
Hbea671/

Ba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ba in the Tibetan language
བྷ།bha-
Ba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎba88.49
ﺑﺎﻩbah11.21
ﺍﺑﺎaba0.07
ﺑﻪbh0.07
ﺍﺏab0.06
ﺑﺎﺏbab0.01
ﺍﺑﻪabh0.01
ﻫﻠﻲhly0
ﺃﺑﺎaba0
ﺑﺎﺍbaa0
ﻣﺎma0
ﺃﺏab0
ﺑﺎﺀba0
ﻻﺽlad0
ﺟﺎja0
ﺑﺎﻝbal0
ﻳﺎya0
ﺑﺂﻩbah0
Ba in the Oriya language
ବାba77.67
ba15.81
େବେହରାebehara6.51
Ba in the Hindi language
बाba68.94
ba22.55
बााbaa5.01
बा़ba0.21
बा्ba0.04
बा॰ba0.02

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