Babalawo Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Babalawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 321 | 1:32,198 | 4,214 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Babalawo (15) may also be a first name.
Babalawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Babalawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Babalawo occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Babalawo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Babalawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 825,152nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Babalawo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babalawo is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The surname Babalawo is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 32,198. In Benin Babalawo is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 60 percent reside, Collines Department, where 27 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Togo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babalawa | 88 | 34 | / |
| Babalewo | 88 | 11 | / |
| Babelawo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Babalowo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Babalabo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Babalauwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Babalowop | 82 | 1 | / |
| Babalawad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Babalova | 75 | 103 | / |
| Babalová | 75 | 44 | / |
| Babaleva | 75 | 12 | / |
| Babalobo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Babalewa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Babalowa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Babolabo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babalavá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babaylova | 71 | 1,137 | / |
| Babalaeva | 71 | 67 | / |
| Babailova | 71 | 65 | / |
| Babaleeva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Babalavad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Babaalaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babalabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babalyova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baybalova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baybalaeva | 67 | 65 | / |
| Baibolaewa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babalawo
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