Baduwa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Baduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Baduwa (85) may also be a first name.

Baduwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baduwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baduwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baduwa is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Baduwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 85 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 58 percent live, Yobe, where 35 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Badouwa925/
Baiduwa922/
Bhaduwa921/
Baduwaa921/
Badduwa921/
Baduwah921/
Baduwai921/
Baduway921/
Badduwah8625/
Baduwais861/
Baduwi8394/
Badiwa8320/
Boduwa8317/
Baduva8313/
Baduba835/
Beduwa834/
Baduwe833/
Bhatduwaj801/
Badueva77149/
Badubai7734/
Badouwe7720/
Baduvad7711/
Badduwi776/
Baiduwi774/
Boduwah774/
Baiduwe773/
Baduwie772/
Badouba771/
Bhaduva771/
Bodouwa771/
Badhuva771/
Badduva771/
Badubaa771/
Bodhuwa771/
Bayduwi771/
Badeuba771/
Badauwi771/
Baduweh771/
Badubhai7149/
Baydueva7128/
Boudouwa7114/
Badouvas715/
Badouvat713/
Baddubai713/
Bahdueva712/
Bhadubai711/
Badaubay711/
Beddouwa711/
Baadubai711/
Bouduwaa711/
Vaduva6711,677/
Badubi67604/
Badowi67524/
Badowo6766/
Badube6726/
Boduwe6720/
Badiva6713/
Badowy6712/
Bhadubhai6710/
Baduve678/
Badowe676/
Badubo673/
Beduva673/
Boduva672/
Bediwa672/
Baduszuah672/
Badhubhai671/
Boduwo671/
Bodiwa671/
Bahdoubai671/

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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 Baduwa
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