Bagwa Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1871:208,76616,500
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
England151:3,714,537119,675
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bagwa (76) may also be a first name.

Bagwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bagwa (Marathi: बागवन) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 899,940th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Bagwa is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bagwa live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bagwa is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 76 people.

The last name Bagwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 208,766. In Uganda Bagwa is most common in: Kyenjojo District, where 22 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 21 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Bagwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bagwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bagway91140/
Bagwai91118/
Baghwa9130/
Bhagwa9110/
Baigwa919/
Bagwah917/
Baggwa913/
Bagwad912/
Bagwea911/
Bagqwa911/
Baungwa8321/
Bahagwa838/
Baghwai833/
Bhaghwa831/
Bhagwah831/
Bhagway831/
Baggwai831/
Bhangwa831/
Bagua8013,361/
Bagwe802,397/
Bakwa801,831/
Baqwa80493/
Bagba80439/
Bacwa80389/
Bogwa80300/
Begwa80191/
Bagwi8033/
Bagwo8023/
Bagva805/
Vagwa803/
Baingwai7720/
Bhagwadt771/
Bahaagwa771/
Bakwai731,718/
Baghua73253/
Baikwa73141/
Bagbai73109/
Baghva7370/
Bogwat7357/
Bagbay7338/
Bagvat7338/
Baekwa7328/
Backwa7328/
Bagvai7327/
Bakway7325/
Bhagva7322/
Baguai7320/
Baguas7316/
Bhaqwa7315/
Baghba7314/
Baguad7314/
Baguha7313/
Begway7313/
Bagwoh7313/
Bagwes7312/
Bogwai7312/
Baagba7312/
Baggua7312/
Bahgua739/
Bagbah738/
Bacwad738/
Vagwai737/
Bangwi737/
Bhagwe736/
Bhagua735/
Bagvad735/
Banqwa734/
Mpagwa734/
Baigwe734/
Bagbha733/
Baguea733/
Baguay733/
Baghwi733/
Baagwe732/
Bhakwa732/
Bhagwi732/
Baccwa732/
Bahcwa732/
Bagweu731/
Bhegwa731/
Baghwe731/
Bagvas731/
Bagvay731/
Vaghwa731/
Vagway731/
Vaigwa731/
Begwea731/
Boogwa731/
Bakwaï731/
Bakwea731/
Bakwoa731/
Bagvau731/
Bahgwo731/
Bagwee731/
Bagwit731/
Bagwoo731/
Bagwou731/
Baigwi731/
Beakwa731/
Baqwai731/
Bangva731/
Bacwai731/
Bacwha731/
Baakwa731/
Bakwah731/
Baguaa731/
Bagwer730/
Bhagvat676,113/
Backway67142/
Bagweiz6755/
Bangcua6737/
Bhaikwa6729/
Bhangwe679/
Bagkuas679/
Baugbai678/
Baigbai678/
Bahagba677/
Bankwah676/
Bakkwai675/
Banghua675/
Bangkua672/
Baaghwaaah672/
Bougway671/
Banguai671/
Baikwad671/
Bakkwad671/
Bhakwad671/
Bhangva671/
Bhaqwat671/
Bhaghva671/
Bhagvas671/
Baghuat671/
Baghwer671/
Baakwai671/
Vahgwah671/
Beingwa671/
Bongwea671/
Bakweha671/
Baguhas671/
Baguhay671/
Bahakwa671/
Bagweed671/
Bagweid671/
Bagweih671/
Bagwije671/
Banguah671/
Bangvau671/
Bangwee671/
Bangweh671/
Hbongwa671/
Bahagwo671/
Bogwath671/
Bagwith670/

Bagwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bagwa in the Marathi language
बागवनbagavana25
बगवाbagava25
बागवेbagave25
बागवानbagavana25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bagwa
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