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

The last name Babadji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﺎﺟﻲ) is found most in Mali. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babadji? popularity and diffusion

Babadji is the 579,404th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Babadji live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Mande Africa. Babadji is also the 257,229th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 981 people.

The surname Babadji is most frequently used in Mali, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Excluding Mali it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

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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