Baka Surname
Approximately 39,534 people bear this surname
Baka Surname User-submission:
The Baka surname means 'grandmother' or 'old lady' in Ukrainian. In Japanese it means 'idiot'.
Baka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 5,880 | 1:1,233 | 113 |
| Nigeria | 4,202 | 1:42,157 | 3,322 |
| DR Congo | 3,072 | 1:24,049 | 3,024 |
| Thailand | 2,679 | 1:26,367 | 2,487 |
| India | 2,175 | 1:352,674 | 19,238 |
| Pakistan | 2,017 | 1:88,569 | 2,950 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,903 | 1:12,124 | 987 |
| Greece | 1,728 | 1:6,412 | 724 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Indonesia | 1,399 | 1:94,531 | 9,856 |
| Poland | 1,293 | 1:29,396 | 4,473 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Hungary | 1,096 | 1:8,956 | 1,050 |
| Algeria | 953 | 1:40,537 | 7,254 |
| Niger | 923 | 1:20,793 | 1,295 |
| United States | 744 | 1:487,176 | 41,154 |
| Ukraine | 677 | 1:67,242 | 9,647 |
| Benin | 579 | 1:17,851 | 2,408 |
| Congo | 539 | 1:9,256 | 1,310 |
| Turkey | 450 | 1:172,936 | 13,195 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Russia | 402 | 1:358,515 | 35,371 |
| Slovakia | 402 | 1:13,275 | 1,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 395 | 1:20,642 | 2,191 |
| Cameroon | 363 | 1:57,215 | 7,390 |
| Malaysia | 352 | 1:83,790 | 5,880 |
| South Africa | 350 | 1:154,793 | 17,479 |
| Albania | 318 | 1:9,164 | 1,732 |
| Serbia | 182 | 1:39,258 | 4,027 |
| Zimbabwe | 132 | 1:116,956 | 15,881 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Romania | 117 | 1:171,606 | 17,711 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 1:166,164 | 9,383 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Transnistria | 34 | 1:13,962 | 2,679 |
| Jordan | 33 | 1:267,953 | 10,595 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Bakã (1) are calculated separately.
Baka (16,858) may also be a first name.
Baka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Baka surname means 'grandmother' or 'old lady' in Ukrainian. In Japanese it means 'idiot'.
- tlbakaBaka Demographics
Average Male Baka Height
178.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Baka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baka (Arabic: بقا, Bengali: বকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻪ, Hindi: बका, Marathi: बाका, Oriya: ବାକା, Russian: Бака) occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bakã. Click here for further potential spellings of Baka.
How Common Is The Last Name Baka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,096th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 184,336 people. Baka is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Baka reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baka is also the 42,785th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 16,858 people.
The last name Baka is most frequently held in Togo, where it is held by 5,880 people, or 1 in 1,233. Barring Togo it occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Baka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Baka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baka surname grew 3,916 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Baka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Sunni (56%) in Lebanon, Christian (70%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Baka last name are 9.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Baka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.27% less than the national average, earning R 75,396 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $45,634 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻪ | bakh | 73.55 |
| ﺑﺎﻙ | bak | 14.88 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺎ | baka | 4.13 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺔ | bakt | 3.31 |
| ﺑﻜﻪ | bkh | 2.48 |
| ﺑﺦ | bkh | 0.83 |
| Baka in the Bengali language | ||
| বকা | baka | 66.67 |
| বাকা | baka | 33.33 |
| Baka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାକା | baka | 53.43 |
| ବକା | baka | 39.71 |
| ବକ | baka | 5.88 |
| Baka in the Hindi language | ||
| बका | baka | 53.39 |
| बाका | baka | 30.68 |
| बक्ा | baka | 15.34 |
| बाँके | bamke | 0.2 |
| बॉका | boka | 0.2 |
| बाक्ा | baka | 0.2 |
| Baka in the Marathi language | ||
| बाका | baka | 50.33 |
| बका | baka | 49.33 |
| Baka in the Russian language | ||
| Бака | baka | - |
| Baka in the Arabic language | ||
| بقا | bqa | - |
| بقاء | bqa | - |
| بقي | bqy | - |
| بكا | bka | - |
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