Badawy Surname

5,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Badawy 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).

Badawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt79,9601:1,150165
Saudi Arabia9,5801:3,221425
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Jordan1,4091:6,2761,239
Kuwait5981:6,356875
United Arab Emirates3841:23,8602,714
United States3681:984,94373,005
Qatar1681:14,0361,554
Palestine781:58,3195,506
Australia751:359,94330,133
England731:763,26141,903
Syria521:371,1744,784
Canada501:736,91258,785
Austria321:266,10730,958
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Oman151:245,8654,150
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
France61:11,070,454349,096
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Palau11:21,643223

Badawy (4,257) may also be a first name.

Badawy 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

Badawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Badawy (Arabic: بادوى) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Badawy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Badawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,869th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,808 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Badawy are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Badawy is also the 106,178th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 4,257 people.

The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 79,960 people, or 1 in 1,150. Beside Egypt this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Sudan, where 3 percent reside.

Badawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Badawy last name is primarily Shiite (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Badawy surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Badawy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 59.3% more than the national average, earning 551,322 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.68% less than the national average, earning R 91,068 per year; in United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.46% more than the national average, earning $69,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Badawey921,424/
Badaway92153/
Badawiy924/
Badawoy924/
Baidawy922/
Badawyh921/
Badaweye861/
Baidaway861/
Badawi83166,253/
Badawe832,926/
Bedawy831,533/
Badawa83179/
Badowy8312/
Badavy8310/
Badewy839/
Badaby831/
Baidawi771,494/
Baydawi771,027/
Bedaiwy77708/
Badawii77194/
Badawed77146/
Badaviy7798/
Badawai7769/
Badhawi7768/
Badawee7755/
Baddawi7752/
Baedawi7734/
Badhawa7715/
Badawei7711/
Baidowy7710/
Badawih779/
Badawie778/
Batdawi777/
Badaiwi777/
Badawwi775/
Bedawey774/
Badewyi774/
Badawui773/
Bahdawe772/
Bodaway772/
Bhadawe771/
Baidawa771/
Bajdawa771/
Badawaa771/
Badeway771/
Bahdawi771/
Badhawe771/
Badawea771/
Badauwi771/
Bedaway771/
Bedawiy771/
Baadda'awy754/
Baidhawi7183/
Badawieh7132/
Baydhawi7125/
Bhadaviy7122/
Baidawai7112/
Bhadawie719/
Baidawed716/
Baedowiy713/
Bahadawa711/
Beddaway711/
Badgavay711/
Vadhaway711/
Baidhawa711/
Badawiea711/
Badawith711/
Badaubay711/
Baidaawi711/
Bhadhawj711/
Bedawi676,160/
Badavi674,362/
Bedewy672,155/
Badabe671,037/
Badave67953/
Badowi67524/
Badava6779/
Badewi6753/
Badabi6733/
Bedawe6710/
Badowe676/
Bodawi672/
Bodawa672/
Vadawe671/
Badewe671/

Badawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Badawy in the Arabic language
بادوىbadwy-

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