Bajau Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Bajau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 141 | 1:209,179 | 12,210 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Romania | 11 | 1:1,825,261 | 53,941 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Băjău (1) are calculated separately.
Bajau (177) may also be a first name.
Bajau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bajau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bajau (Hindi: बजऊ, Marathi: बजाउ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Băjău. For other potential spellings of Bajau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bajau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 980,795th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Bajau are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bajau is also the 685,598th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 177 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 209,179. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 87 percent live, Sabah, where 9 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Other than Malaysia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bajau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bajau in the Hindi language | ||
| बजऊ | baja'u | 61.11 |
| बजाऊ | baja'u | 22.22 |
| बजउ | baja'u | 5.56 |
| बजौ | bajau | 5.56 |
| बजाउ | baja'u | 5.56 |
| Bajau in the Marathi language | ||
| बजाउ | baja'u | 58.33 |
| बजोऊ | bajo'u | 33.33 |
| बजाऊ | baja'u | 8.33 |
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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
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- 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 Bajau
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