Baaba Surname
Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname
Baaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Nigeria | 468 | 1:378,510 | 20,133 |
| Algeria | 176 | 1:219,497 | 25,178 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Baaba (6,786) may also be a first name.
Baaba Demographics
Baaba Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Baaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baaba (Arabic: بيابا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﻪ, Marathi: बाबा) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 259,470th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Baaba are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baaba is also the 79,180th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6,786 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Algeria, where 12 percent live.
Baaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Baaba last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Baaba last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Baaba earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.42% more than the national average, earning $63,177 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baaba in the Marathi language | ||
| बाबा | baba | - |
| Baaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺑﻪ | babh | 75 |
| ﺑﺎﺏ | bab | 25 |
| Baaba in the Arabic language | ||
| بيابا | byaba | - |
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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 Baaba
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