Baconawa Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Baconawa Surname User-submission:

The Baconawa surname comes from bakunawa, a large serpent in Philippine mythology. Filipino ancestry believe that every time there is an eclipse the baconawa will eat or devour the moon, so their ancestors make noise so that it will make the bakunawa disappear.

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Baconawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9791:103,41017,965
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Baconawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Baconawa surname comes from bakunawa, a large serpent in Philippine mythology. Filipino ancestry believe that every time there is an eclipse the baconawa will eat or devour the moon, so their ancestors make noise so that it will make the bakunawa disappear.

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Baconawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baconawa has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baconawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baconawa is the 362,813th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Baconawa reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 979 people, or 1 in 103,410. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 28 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Baconawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Baconawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baaconawa941/
Bacunawa882,416/
Baconowa8828/
Vaconawa8820/
Bacanawa889/
Baccunawa821/
Bakomnawa821/
Vacunawa751,354/
Bakunawa75184/
Bakonawo758/
Boconawi751/
Baconova751/
Bakonaswe7134/
Bacunaiva711/
Bakounawe711/
Batchanaba674/
Bacanabhai673/
Bakhonaeva671/

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