Badiwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Badiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Badiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Badiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Badiwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Badiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Badiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Badiwa live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Badiwa is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 44 percent reside, Tana River County, where 44 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Badiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Badiwa last name is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Badiowa9262/
Badiwat921/
Badewa83718/
Badiba83152/
Badiwe8343/
Baduwa8333/
Vadiwa8323/
Badiva8313/
Badiwi839/
Bediwa832/
Bodiwa831/
Badieva77295/
Badewad7779/
Badiowe7748/
Badibai7718/
Badiova7717/
Badiwes7714/
Bhadjwa777/
Badaiwi777/
Badivad775/
Badhiba774/
Badiowo774/
Baidiwe773/
Bhadiwe772/
Baiduwa772/
Baddiva771/
Baduwaa771/
Badivai771/
Bhaduwa771/
Badduwa771/
Baedewa771/
Badibau771/
Vadhiwa771/
Badeway771/
Baduway771/
Baduwai771/
Baduwah771/
Baydieva7142/
Badduwah7125/
Bhadewad7119/
Baddewad7119/
Bhadivay7117/
Baudieva7114/
Baddibai718/
Badhewad716/
Badivahu716/
Badivait715/
Badhibai714/
Baadieva714/
Badhaiba711/
Baddivad711/
Batdieva711/
Badhivad711/
Vadiva67564/
Badeva67365/
Badeba67175/
Badibi67166/
Bodewa6761/
Badewi6753/
Badyva6753/
Badewo6735/
Vadiba6734/
Badibe6733/
Badive6729/
Badevi6721/
Badebi6719/
Boduwa6717/
Vadewa6717/
Baduva6713/
Badibo679/
Badewy679/
Bedewa677/
Beduwa674/
Bhaadivad674/
Vadiwe674/
Bodiva674/
Vadiwo672/
Bodiwe672/
Badewe671/
Bhadibhai671/
Bhatduwaj671/
Badhithva671/
Mpaidhiwa671/
Bodjwa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Badiwa
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