Babawo Surname

106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Babawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,3871:40,3793,216
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Babawo (4,360) may also be a first name.

Babawo Last Name Facts

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

Babawo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Babawo.

How Common Is The Last Name Babawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Babawo is the 106,139th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,653,630 people. The last name Babawo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Babawo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babawo is also the 104,591st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,360 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,387 people, or 1 in 40,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Katsina, where 19 percent are found, Borno, where 16 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Babawo exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 0 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 0 percent are found.

Babawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Babawo last name is primarily Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babaawo923/
Babawoh921/
Babauwo921/
Babaawoo861/
Babawa83601/
Bababo8315/
Babavo8314/
Babewo834/
Bavawo831/
Bobawo831/
Babaewa7771/
Babaiwa7732/
Babayuo7720/
Babavoz776/
Bababou775/
Babeewo773/
Bababoy772/
Babahwa772/
Bampawo771/
Baybawa771/
Baibawa771/
Bajbawa771/
Baubawa771/
Babaevo771/
Babawah771/
Baibavou7122/
Babaabou714/
Bobawa671,050/
Bababa67580/
Babova67269/
Babeva67169/
Babová6783/
Bobaba6759/
Babobo6742/
Bobabo6728/
Bebewo6718/
Babowa6716/
Babava675/
Babewa675/
Bebawa672/
Baboba671/
Bavoba671/
Bachbawat671/
Bobowo671/

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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 Babawo
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