Bakavi Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Bakavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Bakavi (15) may also be a first name.
Bakavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakavi (Arabic: بيكافي, Hindi: बकावी) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakavi? popularity and diffusion
Bakavi is the 1,849,867th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Bakavi reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Bakavi is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
The last name Bakavi is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Bakavi is most common in: East Sepik, where 93 percent live, East New Britain, where 6 percent live and Morobe, where 1 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Bakavi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakavi in the Hindi language | ||
| बकावी | bakavi | - |
| Bakavi in the Arabic language | ||
| بيكافي | bykafy | - |
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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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- 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 Bakavi
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