Baba Surname

624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Baba Surname Definition:

Baba is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: (Title) A salutation with respect assigned to males. Such as Sir or Mister.

Baba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria380,0541:46653
Japan147,6571:866153
Afghanistan53,9491:59677
Iran38,6431:1,987250
Ghana28,8861:935148
Cameroon24,2071:85862
India24,1201:31,8022,325
Morocco17,5851:1,961124
Pakistan12,8101:13,946945
Mauritania12,7091:32243
Sudan11,4801:3,267456
Chad8,9541:1,518285
Turkey7,7571:10,0321,326
South Sudan7,3981:1,543305
Algeria6,6661:5,795934
Benin5,9921:1,725212
Togo5,5651:1,302121
Libya5,5351:1,128293
Indonesia4,8911:27,0393,200
Egypt4,8201:19,0742,210
Mali4,1951:4,045289
Romania4,0941:4,904659
Ivory Coast4,0011:5,766533
South Africa3,9901:13,5781,705
Philippines3,3791:29,9614,301
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
United States2,6221:138,23814,427
Niger2,6111:7,350597
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Malaysia1,7421:16,9311,648
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
DR Congo1,5391:48,0055,810
Sri Lanka1,5351:13,5561,941
France1,5301:43,4145,479
Gambia1,1761:1,636199
Russia1,0561:136,48015,962
Brazil8431:253,9439,779
United Arab Emirates7531:12,1681,512
Iraq7231:48,4391,961
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Spain6801:68,7536,134
England5411:102,99110,830
Israel5411:15,8182,368
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Uganda5081:76,8498,345
Gabon5051:3,741657
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Palestine4801:9,4771,926
Fiji4401:2,033307
Syria3881:49,7452,610
Moldova3861:9,2261,547
Germany3791:212,41524,030
Thailand3471:203,56933,741
Albania3321:8,7771,662
Papua New Guinea3281:24,8592,752
Serbia3031:23,5812,656
Lebanon2921:19,3052,380
Singapore2571:21,431849
Senegal2491:58,552848
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Oman2111:17,4791,775
Jordan1891:46,7854,852
Vietnam1781:520,4831,462
Belgium1721:66,84110,711
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Congo1671:29,8753,078
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Taiwan1201:195,3731,695
Burkina Faso1191:154,2193,880
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Hungary1011:97,1919,467
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Uzbekistan931:332,5718,901
Belarus901:105,56715,905
Azerbaijan891:108,4173,634
Italy881:694,96259,648
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
China721:18,990,5771,074
Tunisia621:9,8491,643
Lesotho601:33,8766,160
Peru571:557,61614,875
Northern Cyprus551:5,8001,224
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Central African Republic491:92,15123
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Poland431:883,92467,072
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Guam411:3,905492
Greece401:276,99541,298
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Mauritius361:35,9286,940
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Norway301:171,41020,526
Tanzania301:1,764,72047,592
Nepal291:982,1025,978
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Iceland261:14,6191,259
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Austria171:500,90847,931
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Wales101:309,45316,869
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Guinea71:1,690,5451,750
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Finland61:916,11741,832
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Anguilla41:3,359324
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
East Timor41:303,982255
Micronesia41:26,561731
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Babă (267), Babá (14), Babà (1), Bába (937), Bábá (28) & Bàba (1) are calculated separately.

Baba (575,786) may also be a first name.

Baba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Baba is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: (Title) A salutation with respect assigned to males. Such as Sir or Mister.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

German, Bube, a boy; Greek, Bába, an inarticulate sound, as of an infant crying out; hence, a little child; to say Baba, that is, father or Papa. The word is nearly the same in all languages; it signifies a young child of either sex.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Baba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baba (Arabic: بابا, Bengali: বাবা, Georgian: ბაბა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: बाबा, Marathi: बाबा, Oriya: ବାବା, Russian: Баба, Tibetan: བཱ་བཱ།) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Babă, Babá, Babà, Bába, Bábá or Bàba. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 624th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,424 people. The last name Baba is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Baba are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,736th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 575,786 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 380,054 people, or 1 in 466. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 44 percent reside, Niger, where 8 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 177 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Baba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Baba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baba last name grew 7,945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 27,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Baba last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Sunni (90%) in Lebanon, Muslim (71%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Baba last name are 4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Baba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning 314,301 kr per year; in Peru they earn 114.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,580 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,732 per year; in United States they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $49,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $53,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babă92267/
Babá9214/
Babà921/
Babat899,483/
Babas894,234/
Babay893,980/
Babai893,955/
Babah893,265/
Babau891,598/
Baaba891,515/
Babad891,457/
Babaç891,101/
Baiba89993/
Babaa89876/
Babha89778/
Bahba89695/
Babaz89672/
Babaj89666/
Bauba89303/
Bayba89219/
Bhaba89145/
Baeba89145/
Baboa89138/
Babga8992/
Babea8961/
Bajba8937/
Basba8936/
Babač8935/
Beaba8919/
Hbaba8911/
Batba899/
Babaï895/
Babap892/
Baïba892/
Babaà891/
Babàa891/
Bgaba891/
Babaî891/
Babaś891/
Babaș891/
Bába83937/
Bábá8328/
Bàba831/
Baabad809,879/
Bahbah808,221/
Basbas807,876/
Bhabad804,779/
Baybay804,498/
Bhabha801,597/
Baybaş801,109/
Babaya80988/
Baibai80840/
Bhabat80690/
Babash80682/
Batbat80596/
Baabaa80530/
Babhai80497/
Babaud80477/
Babaia80443/
Bahbaz80397/
Babooa80377/
Batbay80297/
Babbah80297/
Bhabai80266/
Hbabaz80239/
Babaja80213/
Başbağ80179/
Babeľa80178/
Baubau80165/
Babast80123/
Baibaa80102/
Bahaba8091/
Babaić8091/
Babaha8090/
Batbas8064/
Babach8057/
Baibah8056/
Basbat8056/
Babaut8052/
Babahu8043/
Baibay8043/
Babaah8042/
Babats8041/
Batbağ8040/
Basbaz8034/
Basbay8029/
Babhat8026/
Baabah8020/
Baybağ8020/
Babaai8019/
Babaaz8018/
Babaiy8017/
Babaux8017/
Basbai8016/
Bahbha8016/
Baybat8016/
Babadh8015/
Baybah8015/
Baubas8013/
Baybas8013/
Baabay8013/
Babasz8012/
Babatt809/
Babass809/
Babais807/
Babait807/
Hbabat806/
Baaiba806/
Baibat805/
Bajbai805/
Baubay805/
Beabea805/
Babaas805/
Baabas805/
Baibas805/
Ba'aba804/
Bahbad804/
Baiboa804/
Babaid804/
Babeea804/
Babhas803/
Babaus803/
Baba'a803/
Babaih802/
Bahbas802/
Bhabas802/
Bauboa802/
Babuľa802/
Baaboa802/
Bahbai802/
Baasba802/
Baibau802/
Babhad801/
Baibha801/
Baybaa801/
Baubat801/
Bashba801/
Bhabah801/
Bhabau801/
Bhabay801/
Baabai801/
Babeas801/
Babhap801/
Babyoa801/
Baabga801/
Beabaa801/
Bhabaa801/
Bajbad801/
Beabau801/
Battba801/
Baybad801/
Baïbaï801/
Babgai801/
Babgay801/
Babhah801/
Babuĺa801/
Babuța801/
Babaat801/
Baabaj801/
Babhay801/
Baebay801/
Bajbaa801/
Bajbaj801/
Hbaiba801/
Basbaa801/
Bahuba801/
Babahs801/
Babaad801/
Baubai801/
Babays800/
Bawa75194,989/
Baby75103,130/
Bava7529,430/
Babi7523,796/
Babo7517,913/
Babe7512,188/
Waba752,057/
Vaba75471/
Babó75120/
Babé7551/
Uaba7526/
Babí757/
Babè751/
Babê751/
Babault73641/
Baybuğa73254/
Baubaid73239/
Bayboğa73149/
Babahay73138/
Baybaud73124/
Baubooa73104/
Baubeau7399/
Bhabhaj7375/
Bhabhai7369/
Baybays7366/
Baasbah7356/
Babaych7350/
Baubach7337/
Babaich7336/
Baybaya7331/
Bashbas7327/
Baysbay7321/
Bhabhad7319/
Babaash7318/
Baisbai7317/
Bhabhat7314/
Baybaha7312/
Bahabah7311/
Baubhai7310/
Beabeau739/
Baubaut739/
Bashbay737/
Babeach737/
Babahaj736/
Baheiba735/
Babahad735/
Babyoha735/
Bhaabad734/
Bhabhah734/
Bajbaid734/
Basbass734/
Babacht734/
Baabach734/
Babaová733/
Baibatt732/
Baabash732/
Bahabba732/
Babatch732/
Bashbat732/
Basbaas732/
Basbash732/
Babaust732/
Baabaad732/
Baibaya731/
Beabaut731/
Batbhai731/
Basbach731/
Bahubai731/
Baibahe731/
Bhabath731/
Babaisz731/
Bahabap731/
H'Baiba731/
Baaibaa731/
Babaaya731/
Bahbhai731/
Badtbad731/
Bahabas731/
Baiba'a731/
Baibaha731/
Baisbas731/
Bausbas731/
Bashbaa731/
Batbaat731/
Baïbatt731/
Babeasz731/
Baatbah731/
Babaaia731/
Babaith731/
Hbabach731/
Bajwa6746,034/
Baboo6738,027/
Baber6720,616/
Babyi6720,569/
Babou6720,450/
Basua676,397/
Bawah676,380/
Babiy674,877/
Babos674,273/
Baboi673,223/
Baybi672,788/
Babio672,776/
Basva672,690/
Babey672,545/
Bampa672,483/
Babii672,173/
Babis672,133/
Babij671,747/
Babes671,590/
Babot671,449/
Bhava671,439/
Babgi671,435/
Babei671,350/
Babet671,277/
Baiwa671,217/
Baawa671,188/
Bavay671,156/
Bajva67978/
Bavad67885/
Baway67812/
Baibo67732/
Babeu67715/
Babie67679/
Babit67670/
Babys67669/
Bauva67555/
Baboy67550/
Bavai67538/
Bauby67512/
Hbabi67484/
Baabi67447/
Baiva67425/
Babui67423/
Bavas67398/
Bawai67350/
Batby67338/
Babiš67334/
Hwaba67322/
Babej67307/
Bauwa67287/
Bavaş67276/
Babee67257/
Whaba67252/
Bhabe67246/
Wabai67227/
Babiś67226/
Baube67210/
Bahwa67204/
Mpaba67197/
Baubi67191/
Beawa67188/
Babhi67186/
Baibi67179/
Baaby67179/
Bhawa67174/
Baibe67166/
Babós67151/
Baabe67141/
Bobaa67139/
Bhaby67138/
Bavaa67136/
Babih67127/
Bayua67123/
Bhabi67122/
Baabo67122/
Babeh67106/
Baybo67101/
Babyo67101/
Bawaj67100/
Bavea6799/
Batva6788/
Bavat6784/
Bawaa6781/
Vabha6780/
Bayby6778/
Baubo6776/
Bashbash6775/
Wabea6768/
Vabai6767/
Baawo6766/
Babiz6766/
Wabah6766/
Bavau6766/
Bhaibhai6758/
Baboh6757/
Basby6755/
Bavaj6755/
Babiç6754/
Bawua6753/
Babeţ6752/
Babeş6751/
Beabo6749/
Wabaa6748/
Babeș6744/
Babep6743/
Beabe6741/
Babodowa6741/
Baboľ6739/
Babér6737/
Baboz6735/
Babez6731/
Vabad6731/
Babid6729/
Bajua6725/
Bawau6725/
Babéj6725/
Baiby6723/
Bawea6723/
Waaba6722/
Bhabo6722/
Baboș6722/
Beabi6721/
Baubault6721/
Babejova6720/
Bajbo6720/
Bhaibhay6719/
Babje6718/
Baybe6718/
Baavi6717/
Babéy6717/
Babóš6717/
Baywa6716/
Bebaa6716/
Babayova6715/
Bavah6715/
Bavap6714/
Banpa6713/
Bahabhat6712/
Babuj6712/
Bawoa6712/
Bachbach6712/
Basbi6712/
Bahbo6712/
Babuy6711/
Vabah6710/
Waboa679/
Baboč679/
Baava679/
Bausbach679/
Babáš679/
Wabaï679/
Baggibai678/
Wabha678/
Babed678/
Batbi678/
Baave677/
Uabad677/
Bawwa677/
Babod677/
Basbo677/
Bawga677/
Bhaubhai676/
Baishbas676/
Babaaish676/
Uabau675/
Bajbe675/
Bayva675/
Babaiová675/
Wabau675/
Babyč674/
Babgo674/
Wuaba674/
Babiæ674/
Babyt674/
Beaby673/
Baebo673/
Babuo673/
Babge673/
Baavo673/
Babhaich673/
Babayová673/
Babaiova673/
Babho672/
Beava672/
Basbe672/
Vuaba672/
Uaaba672/
Wabay672/
Bahbe672/
Vabat672/
Babás672/
Babáč672/
Baibé672/
Baitbait672/
Npaba672/
Uabah672/
Bahbi672/
Babyh672/
Hbawa671/
Bahubhai671/
Baiua671/
Bajbi671/
Bhatbhai671/
Babahova671/
Babhe671/
Babyp671/
Babyy671/
Bahby671/
Wobaa671/
Vabaj671/
Vobaa671/
Weaba671/
Babip671/
Babão671/
Hbaibach671/
Vabas671/
Vabay671/
Wgaba671/
Wabap671/
Wabga671/
Bovaa671/
Bhaabhay671/
Bhaibhap671/
Bhaibhau671/
Bahaibai671/
Baibouha671/
Baubí671/
Bavga671/
Bavìa671/
Bawha671/
Bashbais671/
Batbe671/
Baïbe671/
Babhaith671/
Babhy671/
Babée671/
Babíš671/
Baboï671/
Babaashh671/
Babaisch671/
Baabaaie671/
Bgabo671/
Wabaj671/
Bahva671/
Babeiova671/
Bowaa671/

Baba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baba in the Georgian language
ბაბაbaba-
Baba in the Bengali language
বাবাbaba-
Baba in the Hindi language
बाबाbaba98.93
बबाbaba0.67
वावाvava0.06
बाबbaba0.06
गागाgaga0.01
बावाbava0.01
Baba in the Marathi language
बाबाbaba98.57
बबाbaba0.26
बाबbaba0.03
बबbaba0.01
बाबा़baba0
़बाबाbaba0
Baba in the Oriya language
ବାବାbaba96.96
ବାବbaba0.54
ବବାbaba0.33
ବାସୁbasu0.11
ବବବ୍babab0.11
ବହbaha0.11
ବବିbabi0.11
Baba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺏbab84.63
ﺑﺎﺑﻪbabh8.16
ﺑﺎﺑﺎbaba5.51
ﺍﺑﺎﺏabab0.8
ﺍﺑﺎﺑﻪababh0.38
ﺑﺎﺑﺔbabt0.09
ﺑﺎﺑﻮbabw0.04
ﺃﺑﺎﺑﻪababh0.03
ﺑﺒﻪbbh0.03
ﺃﺑﺎﺏabab0.03
ﺑﺎﺑﺎﻩbabah0.03
ﺩﺍﺏdab0.01
ﻳﺎﺏyab0.01
ﺑﻠﺐblb0.01
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏalbab0.01
ﻓﺎﻝfal0.01
ﺍﺑﺐabb0.01
Baba in the Tibetan language
བཱ་བཱ།baba50
བ་བ།bawa50
Baba in the Russian language
Бабаbaba-
Baba in the Arabic language
باباbaba-

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