Babadji Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Babadji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babadji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Cameroon1901:109,31112,779
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Babadji (981) may also be a first name.

Babadji Last Name Facts

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

Babadji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﺎﺟﻲ) is held by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Babadji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babadji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 579,404th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Babadji reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 257,229th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 981 people.

Babadji is most common in Mali, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Other than Mali Babadji exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 35 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Babadji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babadji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺑﺎﺟﻲbabajy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babadji
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