Badawi Surname

3,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Badawi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Arabic word badawi, which means 'one who is from the desert' (a nomad), 'from Al Badiya' (the desert).

Badawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt60,2221:1,527209
Sudan38,0801:985126
Iraq16,8571:2,078262
Saudi Arabia15,3441:2,011231
Syria6,6981:2,882339
Yemen6,4691:4,085608
Palestine4,3081:1,056169
Indonesia3,5591:37,1594,319
Jordan2,7801:3,181642
Lebanon2,6651:2,115407
Iran1,5511:49,5055,555
Chad1,4441:9,4131,247
United Arab Emirates1,0071:9,0991,134
Kuwait7911:4,805662
United States7901:458,80939,173
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Philippines4361:232,19835,476
Oman4351:8,4781,170
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Nigeria3001:590,47628,418
Israel2181:39,2555,383
Qatar2001:11,7901,304
Malaysia1861:158,5719,796
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
England1171:476,22330,919
Germany871:925,35065,249
Australia761:355,20729,862
France451:1,476,060142,161
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Austria241:354,81038,119
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Libya161:390,2481,390
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway61:857,04855,549
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Badawi (18,869) may also be a first name.

Badawi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Arabic word badawi, which means 'one who is from the desert' (a nomad), 'from Al Badiya' (the desert).

- Nour El-Dein Sayed El Badawi

Badawi denotes a man who lives in the desert.

- mahmoudrashad

Badawi Last Name Facts

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

Badawi (Arabic: بدّاوي) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Badawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,368th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 43,834 people. The surname Badawi is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Badawi live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 39,500th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 18,869 people.

Badawi is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 60,222 people, or 1 in 1,527. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 23 percent live and Iraq, where 10 percent live.

Badawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Badawi last name is principally Shiite (48%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Badawi last name are 7.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.99% registered with the party.

The amount Badawi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.55% less than the national average, earning €7,342 per year; in Norway they earn 39.57% less than the national average, earning 209,151 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baidawi921,494/
Baydawi921,027/
Badawii92194/
Badawai9269/
Badhawi9268/
Baddawi9252/
Baedawi9234/
Badawei9211/
Badawih929/
Badawie928/
Batdawi927/
Badaiwi927/
Badawwi925/
Badawiy924/
Badawui923/
Bahdawi921/
Badauwi921/
Baidhawi8683/
Badawieh8632/
Baydhawi8625/
Baidawai8612/
Bhadawie869/
Badawiea861/
Badawith861/
Baidaawi861/
Badawy8396,131/
Bedawi836,160/
Badavi834,362/
Badawe832,926/
Badowi83524/
Badawa83179/
Badewi8353/
Badabi8333/
Bodawi832/
Baidowi774,509/
Bedaiwi771,751/
Baedowi771,426/
Badawey771,424/
Baydowi77215/
Beddawi77165/
Badaway77153/
Badawed77146/
Badaviy7798/
Bhadavi7756/
Badawee7755/
Badhowi7737/
Badavai7735/
Baidewi7733/
Badhawa7715/
Bodawoi7711/
Bedaywi7710/
Badavid778/
Badhabi777/
Badgavi776/
Baidabi774/
Badawoy774/
Badewyi774/
Beidawi773/
Badowie772/
Baidawy772/
Beydawi772/
Boudawi772/
Bahdavi772/
Bahdawe772/
Bhadabi771/
Bedhawi771/
Baidavi771/
Boidawi771/
Bhadawe771/
Badabai771/
Badhavi771/
Badhawe771/
Bodawai771/
Badawaa771/
Betdawi771/
Bajdawa771/
Baidawa771/
Badavie771/
Badavis771/
Badavit771/
Badawea771/
Badawyh771/
Bedeawi771/
Bedawiy771/
Baidhowi71806/
Baedhowi71387/
Badabhai71129/
Badowich7168/
Baydhowi7144/
Bhadaviy7122/
Bhadabhi7120/
Baidowii719/
Badavait717/
Baidawed716/
Boidhawi713/
Baedowiy713/
Beidhawi711/
Baydabai711/
Batdavid711/
Baidabai711/
Bhadabai711/
Bhadhawj711/
Badaibhi711/
Bhadhabi711/
Baidaway711/
Baidhawa711/
Badaabhi711/
Badavaai711/
Badaweye711/
Hbedaiwi711/
Bahadawa711/
Bedewi678,182/
Bedawy671,533/
Vadavi671,501/
Badabe671,037/
Badave67953/
Badhabhai6783/
Badava6779/
Bhadabhai6760/
Bodowi6727/
Bodabi6722/
Badevi6721/
Badovi6716/
Bedowi6715/
Badowy6712/
Baydhowiz6710/
Bedawe6710/
Badavy6710/
Badewy679/
Badowe676/
Bedavi675/
Bodavi673/
Bodawa672/
Bhadhavai671/
Bhahadavi671/
Vadabi671/
Vadawe671/
Bahdoubai671/
Baudavaai671/
Badaby671/
Badewe671/

Badawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Badawi in the Arabic language
بدّاويbdawy-
البداويalbdawy-
البديويalbdywy-
بداويbdawy-
البدوىalbdwy-
بداوىbdawy-
بدوىbdwy-
بدويbdwy-

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