Badawy Surname
Approximately 96,131 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 79,960 | 1:1,150 | 165 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,580 | 1:3,221 | 425 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Jordan | 1,409 | 1:6,276 | 1,239 |
| Kuwait | 598 | 1:6,356 | 875 |
| United Arab Emirates | 384 | 1:23,860 | 2,714 |
| United States | 368 | 1:984,943 | 73,005 |
| Qatar | 168 | 1:14,036 | 1,554 |
| Palestine | 78 | 1:58,319 | 5,506 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Syria | 52 | 1:371,174 | 4,784 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Lebanon | 26 | 1:216,811 | 8,749 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
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).
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Badawy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Badawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Badawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Badawy (Arabic: بادوى) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Badawy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,869th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,808 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Badawy live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Badawy is also the 106,178th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 4,257 people.
The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 79,960 people, or 1 in 1,150. Not including Egypt Badawy exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and Sudan, where 3 percent live.
Badawy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Shiite (56%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Badawy last name are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
Badawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Badawy in the Arabic language | ||
| بادوى | badwy | - |
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