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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།) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as: Babă, Babá, Babà, Bába, Bábá or Bàba. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 624^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,424 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Baba reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,736^th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 575,786 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 380,054 people, or 1 in 466. In Nigeria it is most common in: Borno, where 44 percent live, Niger, where 8 percent live and Kano, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Baba exists in 177 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 17 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Baba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Baba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baba surname rose 7,945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 27,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Baba surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Sunni (90%) in Lebanon, Muslim (71%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Baba last name are 4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.23% registered with the political 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.