Badwy Surname

42,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Badwy 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).

Badwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,6541:7,889960
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Badwy (548) may also be a first name.

Badwy 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

Badwy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Badwy occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Badwy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Badwy is the 42,276th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 590,515 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Badwy are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Badwy is also the 359,856th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 548 people.

Badwy is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,654 people, or 1 in 7,889. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

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Badwee734/
Bhadwe734/
Batwey734/
Bhadwa732/
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Badvay731/
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Baydwa731/
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Baidewi6733/
Baeddwi678/
Badwish673/
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