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

The surname Babwa (Hindi: बबुआ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Babwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Babwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name globally, borne by 165 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

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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