Babwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Babwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Babwa (165) may also be a first name.

Babwa Last Name Facts

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

Babwa (Hindi: बबुआ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Babwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babwa? popularity and diffusion

Babwa is the 2,580,327th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Babwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Babwa reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Babwa is also the 712,876th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 165 people.

Babwa is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babwah91945/
Baabwa9148/
Babwad9110/
Baebwa915/
Babwai912/
Baubwa912/
Baibwa911/
Bajbwa911/
Bahabwa83137/
Babweha835/
Bahbwaa831/
Babwait831/
Babba8011,728/
Bebwa801,786/
Babua80490/
Bobwa80345/
Babwi8049/
Babwe8043/
Babwo808/
Babva804/
Bapwa801/
Babwy801/
Baheebwa7712/
Bahaabwa772/
Babweeha771/
Baibua731,971/
Beebwa73937/
Baabua73348/
Baepwa73140/
Babbea7395/
Baabba7380/
Mpabwa7345/
Bobway7343/
Basbua7316/
Babbai7312/
Baibba7310/
Babbay736/
Babbaa735/
Bobwah733/
Baybba733/
Baabwe732/
Baibwe732/
Bhabua732/
Bahbba731/
Baabva731/
Babbha731/
Babuaa731/
Npabwa731/
Vabwah731/
Beibwa731/
Bhebwa731/
Babuay731/
Bobwai731/
Mpaabwa676/
Bahabwe676/
Bhabvat672/
Babueha671/
Babbhai671/
Babuayi671/
Baabbah671/
Bhebhwa671/
Beaubua670/

Babwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babwa in the Hindi language
बबुआbabu'a-

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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
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  • 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 Babwa
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