Baauw Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Baauw Surname User-submission:

The Baauw surname is a variant of Baue, a strongly abbreviated and childishly distorted Germanic name, possibly from bavo or bovo, buo (compare Old High German buobo, German Bube).

Baauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5051:33,4405,579
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Baauw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Baauw surname is a variant of Baue, a strongly abbreviated and childishly distorted Germanic name, possibly from bavo or bovo, buo (compare Old High German buobo, German Bube).

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Baauw Last Name Facts

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

Baauw occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baauw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 588,441st most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. Baauw is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Baauw live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 33,440. In The Netherlands Baauw is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 33 percent are found, Utrecht, where 19 percent are found and South Holland, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Baauw Last Name Statistics demography

Baauw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baauv801/
Bajhaw73202/
Bajjaw732/
Bahauv732/
Beahaw730/
Baow679/
Bhaijuw671/
Uauw671/
Bajjuwe671/
Boaw671/

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