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 surname Bajau (Hindi: बजऊ, Marathi: बजाउ) is found most in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms: Băjău. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bajau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bajau is the 980,795th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Bajau reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bajau is also the 685,598th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 177 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 209,179. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 87 percent live, Sabah, where 9 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common 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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